Mass Effect: Andromeda

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  1. memorukezs
    May 20, 2017
    10
    The game has fulfilled my expectations, it is well written, the worlds are long enough to keep me busy though I would have wanted more worlds to explore
  2. mildewman
    May 20, 2017
    8
    Playing version 1.07, its a bit buggy and lip animations and motion cap is kinda broken, but still one of the best games ive ever played. (my only previous ME experience is 15 mins of ME3 which i hated)
  3. RandomKiller312
    Jul 18, 2017
    10
    This game compelled me to create a metacritic account just to write this review. Great worlds, features and overall an immersive story. I feel like the game had a couple small downfalls, but overall an 8/10 game. I gave it a 10 to counter all the douche bags that unjustly gave it a negative rating without giving it a chance. I got a lot of game-play value out of this game and thanks toThis game compelled me to create a metacritic account just to write this review. Great worlds, features and overall an immersive story. I feel like the game had a couple small downfalls, but overall an 8/10 game. I gave it a 10 to counter all the douche bags that unjustly gave it a negative rating without giving it a chance. I got a lot of game-play value out of this game and thanks to these **** now I wont get an expansion or a sequal that the game truely deserves.… Expand
  4. scottryder
    Aug 18, 2017
    10
    I am a die hard Mass Effect fan. For what Ea has done to the game is unacceptable but still Bioware came through with exploration, great combat and long long loooooonnnnnggggg hours of gameplay that compensates the negative reviews of others. I love Mass effect...always been and I will be waiting for its next release. Casey Hudson it is up to you. Kudos to Bioware. They completed theI am a die hard Mass Effect fan. For what Ea has done to the game is unacceptable but still Bioware came through with exploration, great combat and long long loooooonnnnnggggg hours of gameplay that compensates the negative reviews of others. I love Mass effect...always been and I will be waiting for its next release. Casey Hudson it is up to you. Kudos to Bioware. They completed the creation of the game with greatest pressure and tight resources.

    EA and Bioware, please learn from your mistakes.    … Expand
  5. CDK86
    Jun 7, 2018
    10
    I’ve gotta say I don’t understand the tearing down this game got. Technical issues aside, mostly fixed now anyway, this is a fun game.
    The graphics are great, as is the music and sound, select parts of the dialogue are poor but mostly good.
    I can definitely recommend this game.
  6. Narcysst
    Aug 20, 2017
    8
    I waited until all the patches were in before writing this, and before playing. I loves the first 3 ME games - although ME1 shows its age badly and ME3 had to navigate that ending (although redeemed itself with a revision and the excellent Citadel DLC). I don't think anything could live up to them (although they all had their flaws).

    MEA, which I just spend a massive 78 hours in (about    I waited until all the patches were in before writing this, and before playing. I loves the first 3 ME games - although ME1 shows its age badly and ME3 had to navigate that ending (although redeemed itself with a revision and the excellent Citadel DLC). I don't think anything could live up to them (although they all had their flaws).

    MEA, which I just spend a massive 78 hours in (about as long as the three other titles put together) definitely has it's flaws. Rather than drag out a wordy review, I just thought I'd list the pros and cons:

    CONS
    - still a bit buggy, despite multiple patches.
    - some of the narrative skips a bit - I found myself thinking I must have missed something
    - there's not the gravity of the first games - and allthough I played for a long time, there didn't seem to be the same connection to the NPCs
    - it could get a little repetitive in some ways - some of the smaller missions were a little underwhelming.
    PROS
    - massive improvement with the patches- why couldn't they have put it out like version 1.10?
    - characters do grow on you, and some that I thought I would find annoying were actually my favourites.
    - some of the stories (esp some of the side missions) are absolutely classic ME. Funny, tense, spectacular.
    - the main story does build to something pretty impressive by the end.
    - the planets look amazing.
    - the combat is far and away better than any of the other games.

    Anyway, I'm glad I played it now. I'm a bit diisappointed there won't be more to explore now the DLC has been cancelled.    … Expand
  7. breslove
    Jan 14, 2018
    9
    This game is a lot of fun post-patches, especially if you've done yourself a solid by playing the original Mass Effect trilogy or went the further step of reading the books as well. The User Score for this game is more reflective of what EA should be rated for their pathetic leadership. The vast majority of initial issues with this game immediately after release were fixed.

    Andromeda    This game is a lot of fun post-patches, especially if you've done yourself a solid by playing the original Mass Effect trilogy or went the further step of reading the books as well. The User Score for this game is more reflective of what EA should be rated for their pathetic leadership. The vast majority of initial issues with this game immediately after release were fixed.

    Andromeda has most of what you've come to expect from previous ME games: great overall story about humankind exploring the universe and new worlds; meeting and learning about new aliens all with the conflict you'd expect of different cultures with different aspirations; deep dives into the lives of your teammates, their backgrounds, challenges and how they've come to be who and where they are at the time of this story; & actual fun gameplay action that's better than the original trilogy. This game is enjoyable & better than most similar games.

    DON'T let online trolls that trashed the game before patches ruin it for you by not giving this a go yourself. And even before the fixes, the story & action surpassed the bugs that superficial users let influence their reviews. The original ME trilogy set a high standard to live up to. Is this game Mass Effect 2, the platinum standard model of games of these genres? No, but it's arguably close because some areas are better (seamless combat controls) while yes, some other areas come up short (like 99% of other games you'd compare to ME2). Andromeda 2 could have a shot at equaling ME2. Here's hoping EA make the sequel because there's a lot of fans out there very much looking forward to more from this series in the future.    … Expand
  8. Zura69
    Jan 25, 2019
    10
    Tried to begin play this game 3 times. First 2 was like "what the ..". But than, after another round of passing the trilogy, I was so thristy about sequel to the ME that I decided to give Andromeda another chance :) I forced myself spend 3 hours just to begin play, it was so bad - so many questions about the plot, horrible face animations, issues with controls.. But when I forced myself toTried to begin play this game 3 times. First 2 was like "what the ..". But than, after another round of passing the trilogy, I was so thristy about sequel to the ME that I decided to give Andromeda another chance :) I forced myself spend 3 hours just to begin play, it was so bad - so many questions about the plot, horrible face animations, issues with controls.. But when I forced myself to ignore this things everything changed. I realaized that Andromeda plot is really good idea, and actually it is super beautiful, actually Andromeda is what I expected from No Man's Sky - amazing bright space exploration. Planets are really lovely, graphics and art direction is top (except face animation), characters are not comparable to ME1-2, but there're some fun to, especially Drack is very interesting - from his main story to his comments through the game. And during completing the main quest I realized that the plot is pretty OK, many questins, but the one who wrote it definitely knows the game and loves what his doing. This game is more like an introduction to the new galaxy, not super rich story. And again - it is super beautiful space exploration. Also in the end of the game I really loved the combat system, it's really god after you try to understand it. Actually EA release tehre new title Anthem especially on the Andromeda combat system.
    PS. Of course it's not comparable to the ME1-2, but they really did a great job, stop trying compare this games, just replay entire trilogy if you want "old good ME" :)    … Expand
  9. SliferD
    May 1, 2022
    8
    Not bad actually, Definitely underrated.
    There's a lot of bugs but nothing too distracting
  10. A_coat
    Mar 22, 2017
    9
    No Spoilers.
    Excellent game, not sure why it gets all the hate from fans. I am also a fan of the original games, and it's time to move forward. Different story, different galaxy. If you can make it through the somewhat overwhelming beginning, you'll find the actual game buried underneath and after 14 hours of gameplay, I'm thrilled. Could use a patch for some graphical bugs, but like    No Spoilers.
    Excellent game, not sure why it gets all the hate from fans. I am also a fan of the original games, and it's time to move forward. Different story, different galaxy. If you can make it through the somewhat overwhelming beginning, you'll find the actual game buried underneath and after 14 hours of gameplay, I'm thrilled. Could use a patch for some graphical bugs, but like any ugly prom date, you gotta get to know her.

    Combat: 10/10
    Replay value: 10/10
    Story: 9/10
    Sound: 9/10
    Graphics: 8/10
    Multiplayer: 8/10
    Crafting: 7/10    … Expand
  11. hide291
    Mar 23, 2017
    8
    If you don't try to compare it 100% with the others Mass Effect games this is a very good game.

    Facial animations are crap BUT that's all. Everything else = good animations, textures, etc...
  12. Gobbicus
    Mar 23, 2017
    9
    This game is actually really fun, pretty, and addicting. I have played ME since its inception and I love how this gives me the ME1 feeling I thought was lost forever. There are issues, which I won't bring up as we all know what they are and it can be awkward and cumbersome at times. But none of this detracts from and overall fantastic and wonderful ME experience. The main thing they needThis game is actually really fun, pretty, and addicting. I have played ME since its inception and I love how this gives me the ME1 feeling I thought was lost forever. There are issues, which I won't bring up as we all know what they are and it can be awkward and cumbersome at times. But none of this detracts from and overall fantastic and wonderful ME experience. The main thing they need to add is a storage locker on the Tempest. I don't know why BW always does that...

    In finality more pros than cons, pros outweigh cons. If you are a person who enjoys games and ME and doesn't tie their whole **** identity and existence into a hobby or franchise you will like it.    … Expand
  13. Apoc1981
    Mar 26, 2017
    10
    There isn't a worse audience to please then gamers. It's never good enough.
    Seriously what is wrong with you people. What were you expecting. This game deserves a lot more credits.
    It is what it is, a freaking good Mass Effect game. Bad animations aside, loving every second that I've spent so far. Exploring, completing missions, building relationships and the shooting mechanics are    There isn't a worse audience to please then gamers. It's never good enough.
    Seriously what is wrong with you people. What were you expecting. This game deserves a lot more credits.
    It is what it is, a freaking good Mass Effect game. Bad animations aside, loving every second that I've spent so far. Exploring, completing missions, building relationships and the shooting mechanics are awsome. Giving it a 10 out of 10 just because all of the unrealistic scores submitted on this site.    … Expand
  14. GeneralCuiJM
    Mar 24, 2017
    9
    Well, I can see the haters are out in force. Ever since the ending of ME3 turned half of the community into alt-right extremists, it seems a lot of gamers are simply programmed to believe Bioware can do nothing right. My favorite complaint is people calling Mass Effect Andromeda a spacefaring Dragon Age Inquisition, intending it as an insult, but seeming to forget that DAI won game ofWell, I can see the haters are out in force. Ever since the ending of ME3 turned half of the community into alt-right extremists, it seems a lot of gamers are simply programmed to believe Bioware can do nothing right. My favorite complaint is people calling Mass Effect Andromeda a spacefaring Dragon Age Inquisition, intending it as an insult, but seeming to forget that DAI won game of the year in 2014. Several of the user reviews appear to be written by people who didn't even play the game, as they reference "issues" I don't recognize from this game at all. A zero score? Really? "This is not a Mass Effect game"? Please!

    This isn't surprising. All over the internet for months, if not years, I've seen hundreds of people swearing they'll never buy a Bioware game again, or prejudging Andromeda, etc. etc. In short, there appeared to be a lot of people who couldn't wait for the game to come out just so they could take a big dump all over it, without ever giving it a fair chance. Reading these comments here, the vitriol is so palpable that it's clear many writers are basing their reviews on pure politics and knee-jerk hating. Everyone is free to voice their opinions, of course, but let's stick with honest opinions that are formed on the actual qualities of the game, and leave our prejudices to the side.

    For my part, I'm about 30 or so hours into the game and really enjoying it. There are some frustrations. The user interface is not as intuitive as the previous trilogy and the game is complicated. Comparisons with some aspects of MMOs are not out of line. However, so far it all makes the universe seem wonderfully expansive and real. All those planets in the first Mass Effect game that I wanted to land on and drive around on and explore, but couldn't? Now I can. All the Cerberus and merc bases that looked the same? There's huge variety here. This game actually fleshes those planets out.

    One thing about another game I loved, Witcher 3, is that it could be quite dark. When Geralt encountered desparate people, they were truly desperate. The game was dark. Bioware games are generally more optimistic. Even if you played a pure renegade Shepard, there was always a certain humor and light to things. I wouldn't mind more darkness. I think I've only touched the surface of Andromeda so far, so perhaps I'll see hints of it, but knowing Bioware, I doubt it. Darkness in a story makes the lightness seem so much brighter (a big reason most fans love the Citadel DLC so much).

    But dark or not, the story so far is engaging and there are so many characters, so many quests, that I feel like I'm going to be living in Andromeda a long time. For me, that's a good thing. And I like how the multiplayer ties in with the single player.

    The complaints about the facial animations...look, it's the Frostbite engine, the same engine that was used in Dragon Age Inquisition. DAI had the same facial animations, the same character movements, etc. It's good and bad. But let's face it: the Mass Effect games were NEVER cutting edge in terms of gameplay, graphics, or anything technical. Bioware creates worlds that you want to spend time in. They feel real. Mass Effect Andromeda is that in spades. And the voice acting more than makes up for the occasionally odd facial animation, most of which are perfectly fine.

    As for the "fetch quests," most of these missions are of the same quality as the side quests in Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, which justifiably won Game of the Year in 2015. Witcher 3 is similarly huge. It's true that some of Andromeda's missions are a bit tedious (scan X number of these, etc.), but so were many of Witcher 3's missions. Also true of both games? Much of that is simply not required for anyone who just wants to focus on the main story. If you're a completionist and still hating it, then you should not have been interested in these games. After all, Bioware has been saying for months that Andromeda is the biggest game they've created yet.

    As some have said, really this game takes us back to the first Mass Effect. It's hard to scale back from Reapers and Shepard, I know, but I think it's off to a fabulous start and I can't wait to see more.    … Expand
  15. alexmann152
    Mar 22, 2017
    8
    First off I am a MASSIVE fan of Mass Effect. I can tell you everything you could want to know about C-SEC, Bartarians, and Krogan Culture. After playing a lot of Mass Effect Andromeda I can safely judge the game. Although I did enjoy the combat, the story, and loot system, and many of the missions- there are flaws I should point out.

    The good - Story is decent - Characters could be A    First off I am a MASSIVE fan of Mass Effect. I can tell you everything you could want to know about C-SEC, Bartarians, and Krogan Culture. After playing a lot of Mass Effect Andromeda I can safely judge the game. Although I did enjoy the combat, the story, and loot system, and many of the missions- there are flaws I should point out.

    The good
    - Story is decent
    - Characters could be A LOT worse
    - Combat is AWESOME, by the far the best in the series
    - Open worlds look great and are a lot of fun to play around in
    - The game sometime shows great mass effect moments
    - Loving the loot system

    The bad
    - The series lore has greatly suffered
    - Characters are far cry from the original games
    - Antagonist sucks
    - Open world design kills any chance of a really strong story
    - So many bugs and glitches

    1. The lore: I love the lore of Mass Effect- it is what made the original games so special. The multiple species and cultures, the myriad of political issues- and how you fit in to it all really sold the experience. ME.A lacks that great lore present in the older games. Much of the lore is just thrown out! For instance- the first Korgan you meet (the highest ranking Krogan on the "nexus") is female. Anyone who knows about the Krogan knows that they are way overprotective of their woman and thus you only ever see one, it's their culture. And that is thrown to the wind here. That's not the worst though, The worst part is everything is gone- no more hanar, quarians, geth, drell or otherwise. Instead we get the 3 council races, humans, krogans, and 2 boring new species. So while all the "important" species are there all the little extra lore bit are just gone forever. This all leads to the game feeling less grand and expansive than it should.

    2. The animations- I think they are actually worse than in ME.3 and that's saying something.

    3. Glitches and bugs- the world is half baked at best. I've never seen such an unfinished game.

    4. The story- Although I like the story it is still a pale comparison to the originals. The originals were often not open world at all or only had some slight open world features. This allowed Bioware to focus on writing and story and it paid off for them. In the orig games you got tight, exciting, and well crafted missions- Here you get the classic main story wall of "I don't trust you until you do 5 fetch quests" and then you get a a good well crafted mission. Even though the open world is great to look at and fun to play in- it all comes at the cost of a strong story. Personally I would rather have a great story than big open worlds.

    5: Characters: None of the characters are bad, but none are great either. There is no Garrus, Tali, or Wrex level characters here. Everyone is passable and somewhat interesting- but they lack originality and diversity. Don't get me wrong they have TONS physical and sexual diversity (I get it Bioware) but no diversity in personality types.

    6. The setting: I think Andromeda could have been a great setting but they don't use it at all so it isn't. They added and ENTIRE galaxy to the lore but only add 2 species? No political drama, no crazy new tech, no great new lore, or big huge choices- nope just 1 bad guy species and 1 good guy species and the two are at war and that is it. I would have rather seen them stay in the milky way and continue to story past 3, or even do a prequel. At least with the milky way we get the established lore we all love.

    Conclusion: It is clear what bioware did here. They focused their efforts on a big and breathe taking open world, and great combat at the expense of story telling, good mission design, and great lore. Mass Effect never had the best combat or great big open worlds- it had a great story, great characters, and awesome lore. Bioware has taken what was once weak and risen it up to greatness while letting what was already great wither and die. I hope this isn't the end for Mass Effect but I am guessing it will be. A sad day for gaming    … Expand
  16. loid
    Mar 23, 2017
    9
    Хейт уже поперёк горла сидит, если честно, большинство отрицательных отзывов судя по написанному ставят принесённые сюда на волнах хейта неадекватные товарищи (толпа). К счастью, я устойчив к подобным явлениям и не перестаю судить по собственным ощущениям.
    Во-первых, самое важное, относится к андромеде как к новой части, напрочь позабыв весь накал тяжб из предыдущих, когда каждое твоё    Хейт уже поперёк горла сидит, если честно, большинство отрицательных отзывов судя по написанному ставят принесённые сюда на волнах хейта неадекватные товарищи (толпа). К счастью, я устойчив к подобным явлениям и не перестаю судить по собственным ощущениям.
    Во-первых, самое важное, относится к андромеде как к новой части, напрочь позабыв весь накал тяжб из предыдущих, когда каждое твоё решение (особенно 3ч) это сотни спасённых жизней. Как говорится - обрекаешь миллион на погибель тут, спасёшь сотню миллионов там). В этой части обстановка более лёгкая.
    Из минусов - анимация и баги, конечно же. Первое не повлияло на впечатление от слова вообще, второе более спорно. Плохо, когда слетели все навыки по прилёту на планету ангара, и когда на ледяной планете в определённых местах загрузка происходит с трудом. Это то самое, из-за чего оценка на 1 ниже.
    Да, всё доработается патчем. Да, делали не те люди. Но делали игру её фанаты, и это видно в каждом кусочке корабля, в каждом разговоре сопартийцев (а их так много, что за 30+ часов игры ни один разговор между ними на корабле или кочевнике не повторился дважды! как это бывало в пред.частях), диалоги отличные. Они взяли лучшее, что было в МА и засунули то, чего не хватало.
    Боёвка 1010 (особенно на безумии). Кочевник вне всяких похвал.
    Просто хейт. Волну хейта не остановить. Пожалуйста, люди, прекратите ему поддаваться. Попробуйте сами и убедитесь, насколько игра затягивает и насколько эпичной она становится во второй половине сюжетной линии.    … Expand
  17. DragonApproach
    Mar 27, 2017
    10
    The reaction ME Andromeda got from the general public reminds me of a big update I deployed to a client. I was so proud of that upgrade, the app ran so smoothly, everything was in place. Then when it got in production, they said it's horrible, because some fields had different length. It made me feel like all my efforts were in vain. Not cool. I'm 20 hours in, I'm exploring like crazy andThe reaction ME Andromeda got from the general public reminds me of a big update I deployed to a client. I was so proud of that upgrade, the app ran so smoothly, everything was in place. Then when it got in production, they said it's horrible, because some fields had different length. It made me feel like all my efforts were in vain. Not cool. I'm 20 hours in, I'm exploring like crazy and I know I barely scratched the surface (both figuratively and literally). Sure, the animations are sometimes cringy and we all know the "My face is tired" line, but what's with all the hate y'all? Female Ryder has great voice acting and I'm enjoying her goofiness, I chuckled more than once. Party banter - I would just want more of it!! Sure, not all the companions are equally interesting, but that was the case in the previous series as well. Do you guys remember Jacob from ME2? No? Barely? Thought so. You can't expect to care for new chars the same you cared for chars whose story arc extended over a whole trilogy. The story so far is top of the notch mysterious, I can't wait to know more about the remnants and their uber-tech.
    Everyone's saying Witcher 3 blah blah, but it appears no one remembers that Witcher had its own fetch quests "Bring me some verbane" type. Game is good, characters are solid, I would give it a super deserved 9. But I'm giving 10 to help with the scores cause 4.6 is just not fair. Will come back to this after I've finished the whole game. Now go play and stop hating on something only cause you think it's cool to do so.    … Expand
  18. eeyk
    Mar 23, 2017
    8
    i like the game am at 30% now played 5 hours and it's fine, most of the Negative reviews are for the facial animation but the game is more than that. The story is thin but fine, i really hope they'll make another mass effect with less technical issues. but the game itself is fine.

    if you don't trust me try the trial on Origin access or xbox access.
  19. Clusterfuffle
    Mar 25, 2017
    8
    I'm about 10hrs in and it's been okay, gets better as you progress. The overall story is good if the dialogue is a bit cheesy. The animation isn't great. The worlds are gorgeous and there's lots to do. Combat is fab once you get used to the auto crouch (please change that Bioware). Finally, I hate those hardcore SJW's also but so far their input is non existent. Not understanding theI'm about 10hrs in and it's been okay, gets better as you progress. The overall story is good if the dialogue is a bit cheesy. The animation isn't great. The worlds are gorgeous and there's lots to do. Combat is fab once you get used to the auto crouch (please change that Bioware). Finally, I hate those hardcore SJW's also but so far their input is non existent. Not understanding the scoring for this one.........but then again everyone liked that bucket of sh*t MGS5.… Expand
  20. Igorq391
    Mar 25, 2017
    9
    For me, this is good continuation of Mass Effect. The Campaign is very good, and side-mission are not boring. Especially travelling to other planets is great. Only shooting is not perfect.
  21. Ianmatten
    Mar 23, 2017
    9
    Give it a few more weeks and all the haters here will stop throwing their dummies out of the pram!! My guess is that the majority of people scoring this game 0 are still playing it, clocking up the hours and dare I say 'secretly' enjoying it. Luckily we can all see and read the more mature critics here and choose to ignore the trolls.
    The game isn't perfect, but it's fun, had beautiful    Give it a few more weeks and all the haters here will stop throwing their dummies out of the pram!! My guess is that the majority of people scoring this game 0 are still playing it, clocking up the hours and dare I say 'secretly' enjoying it. Luckily we can all see and read the more mature critics here and choose to ignore the trolls.
    The game isn't perfect, but it's fun, had beautiful environments and great combat, as for the all the negatives regarding animation, it's not great but not nearly as awful as some people are making it out it be. I'm having way more fun playing this then the most recent final fantasy.    … Expand
  22. vardastouch
    Mar 23, 2017
    10
    Have been playing for about 60 hours now. It becomes better and better.
    CONS:
    - CC is worse than in ME1. Srsly, why so many dumb tattoos and eyeliners, I want to change eyebrows; - most of the time face animations are REALLY weird, even comparing to previous ME games; - by the goddess, why all asari, including such important characters as Lexi, are clones????; - no minimap; - just a    Have been playing for about 60 hours now. It becomes better and better.
    CONS:
    - CC is worse than in ME1. Srsly, why so many dumb tattoos and eyeliners, I want to change eyebrows;
    - most of the time face animations are REALLY weird, even comparing to previous ME games;
    - by the goddess, why all asari, including such important characters as Lexi, are clones????;
    - no minimap;
    - just a few really renegade answer choices;
    - sometimes dialogs are quite meaningless and full of "typical blockbuster" lines;
    - can't say about the whole story, but for now in general plot is trivial;
    - angara seem trivial as well;
    - need to go "deeper" to see great sides of game.

    PROS:
    - all animations (except facial, obviously) are nice and reminding of the trilogy (oh, that Shepard dance);
    - non-main missions and quest lines are soo exciting! Haven't got all that tedious colonisation stuff as expected!;
    - loyalty missions are AWESOME! 11/10 And there's not only one quest for each companion!;
    - lots of interesting conversations and interactions - with companions (especially!) and other NPCs;
    - romances with thrilling story beyond the Tempest ;з
    - beautiful landscapes, beautiful design;
    - Nomad can climb everywhere. No ****
    - Tempest is magnificent. Those views... The crew isn't stuck in one room, no more loadings;
    - jetpack is just PERFECT;
    - dynamic fights, never getting bored;
    - attention to the details is really incredible;
    - easter eggs!;

    and what is the most important - I feel that is Mass Effect game. At some episodes I've even been forgetting that I'm playing not as Shepard, but as Ryder.

    Haters gonna hate. The herd instinct is powerfull indeed.    … Expand
  23. VitaminK
    Mar 26, 2017
    8
    People with too high expectations from the previous series and complaints about bugs that will be ironed out. The game is solid, combat is fun, characters aren't as great as previous series but too many people are comparing the 2 separate series characters which are entirely different. This is a new series in Mass Effect, time to look at it with new eyes.
  24. txus_sr
    Mar 23, 2017
    8
    The game is ok. Of course it is not as epic and well-written as the first trilogy, but this is something that we already knew. It is impossible with the pseudo open-world schemes that ruin all the actual games. Some minor bugs, especially in the facial animations, but anything close to the campaign running in the internet. The game is more than playable in this regard. The game starts aThe game is ok. Of course it is not as epic and well-written as the first trilogy, but this is something that we already knew. It is impossible with the pseudo open-world schemes that ruin all the actual games. Some minor bugs, especially in the facial animations, but anything close to the campaign running in the internet. The game is more than playable in this regard. The game starts a new promising trilogy in my opinion, with a lot of new systems that will be refined in the next games. As a new fresh start, the game is GOOD… Expand
  25. AMilkshake
    Mar 24, 2017
    9
    A sci-fi Skyrim-
    A lot of bashing here for the beta state of the game, and I agree that it is definitely lacking polish.
    The core game-play, character skill tree, and shear size of the world make this game fun. The story isn't bad, but it definitely targets a sci-fi audience. A lot of jokes and dialogue are more technically thought out and implementation of the characters and side quests    A sci-fi Skyrim-
    A lot of bashing here for the beta state of the game, and I agree that it is definitely lacking polish.
    The core game-play, character skill tree, and shear size of the world make this game fun. The story isn't bad, but it definitely targets a sci-fi audience. A lot of jokes and dialogue are more technically thought out and implementation of the characters and side quests is more realistic than most RPGs. To find a worthwhile side quest you have to read through terminal logs and emails to see what the minor characters are actually thinking, and then follow their bread crumbs to start the quest.

    The game is only grindy if you let it be. Pick what weapons you want to build and what kind of loadout you want, so that you don't waste any resources. The whole premise of the game is based around being short on resources and having to acquire everything you need to gain upgrades (kind of like a survival game).

    I wish that it had the level of writing and facial animation as witcher 3, but I understand they may not have had the money or technical expertise on their team to do this so they played to the strengths of their dev team. The voice acting was a strong point imo, but occasionally the writing fails the characters.

    9/10 would be 10/10 if it weren't for the lack of polish, and 11/10 if it had witcher 3 writing and animation.    … Expand
  26. ValerieAlexis
    Mar 27, 2017
    10
    Mass Effect: Andromeda is an absolute 10/10 because they decided to give a very large budget to people woefully inept at creating games, they gave these new game creators a shot at fame! How nice is that from EA?
    If you look past the immense glitches and the bizarre 1990s-esque cartoon facial animations, you can see that at its core it was a beautiful game meant for those who loved Mass    Mass Effect: Andromeda is an absolute 10/10 because they decided to give a very large budget to people woefully inept at creating games, they gave these new game creators a shot at fame! How nice is that from EA?
    If you look past the immense glitches and the bizarre 1990s-esque cartoon facial animations, you can see that at its core it was a beautiful game meant for those who loved Mass Effect so much that they would buy any old **** they put out- I mean any beautiful, gorgeous game they spent years making.
    10/10 EA, I am so proud of you, stay positive.    … Expand
  27. Dhohne
    Mar 23, 2017
    9
    My God, the reviews I am reading on here are incredibly flawed. This game should not be receiving the negativity it is getting whatsoever. One of the main complaints are character creation; is it limited? Yes,..but so were all other Mass Effect games before this one. All prior titles were extremely slim for your personal avatar creation... the amount of "Special Snowflakeness", for a lackMy God, the reviews I am reading on here are incredibly flawed. This game should not be receiving the negativity it is getting whatsoever. One of the main complaints are character creation; is it limited? Yes,..but so were all other Mass Effect games before this one. All prior titles were extremely slim for your personal avatar creation... the amount of "Special Snowflakeness", for a lack of a better term, nowadays makes me shudder... "I can't make my character look like the WAY I WANT".. so what? Technically you are 'Ryder" and before, you were "Shepard" with an added first name of yours. In all seriousness, they should have just ditched the character creator and made people play the protagonist - unchanged.

    Mind you, I am playing on a i7 w/ GTX 1080 system on PC, and I have not experienced any texture, object, or NPC popping in. Are the facial animations a little weird sometimes? Sure. But again, were they great, perfect and wonderful in the MEs before? NOPE! In fact, old ME had some extremely odd facial animations, without much emotion to it, so I don't know were people take the sentiment from that the newer facial animations, and lip-sync look worse than the previous titles.

    Is the story a little flat? Sure, but it is by no means terrible as people seem to make it. Obviously it is a re-hash of everything that has been there before, and done before. Don't expect to be blown away here. But, the story is still very entertaining, especially if you take your time with it. It seems that people nowadays don't want to take things slow, and just rush-rush-rush through their games. Side-quests, logs, books, audio-journals etc... you should take your time to read, and listen. They all contribute to build this new world that is remarkably different from other ME games before.

    I really enjoy the new setting & approach to combat-gameplay. If you played Dragon Age-Inquisition you can draw a lot of parallels here. Base building, scouting, resource gathering etc, sending strike-teams on missions, scan, survey and more. The worlds, environments and character models (main characters) created for this game are beautiful. Let's not forget that you have a completely different job here, .. no longer are you a N7 spectre special operative, but a pathfinder. You are an explorer. And on that note the game does everything right in my opinion.

    Take the game for what it is. Try not to compare it to the older titles too much, because it IS majorly different and enjoy it for that!

    Oh, and one last thing. It cracks me up how many people are complaining about the writing of the game, when they have no idea what actually goes into the scripting and story-composition to begin with. Similar to people who complain about a Movie's cinematography..., and know absolutely nothing about it... (Just a personally ticks me off)    … Expand
  28. homelesswaffle
    Mar 23, 2017
    9
    I don't know what all the whining is about. This is a great game in the Mass Effect universe. So what the faces arent super realistic. Who cares? I'm going to let you guys in on a little secret. Shhhhh come closer. ITS A VIDEO GAME!!!!! If you want realistic looking things watch a movie or better yet go outside. Isnt there something else you could spend your time complaining about otherI don't know what all the whining is about. This is a great game in the Mass Effect universe. So what the faces arent super realistic. Who cares? I'm going to let you guys in on a little secret. Shhhhh come closer. ITS A VIDEO GAME!!!!! If you want realistic looking things watch a movie or better yet go outside. Isnt there something else you could spend your time complaining about other than that? I love the story, the characters and the worlds you land on. My only gripe with it is you cant skip the take off and landing sequences. I'm already on my second playthrough. In my opinion Bioware did an amazing job and I dont regret preordering it for one second.… Expand
  29. Tean
    Mar 27, 2017
    8
    Эту игру по вселенной Mass Effect, нужно было назвать Andromeda: Mass Effect. Нет ощущения того что смотришь кино как в прошлых частях, зато можно устроить душевные покатушки на кочевнике по неизвестным планетам, рекомендую всем любителям приключений.Эту игру по вселенной Mass Effect, нужно было назвать Andromeda: Mass Effect. Нет ощущения того что смотришь кино как в прошлых частях, зато можно устроить душевные покатушки на кочевнике по неизвестным планетам, рекомендую всем любителям приключений.
  30. MadChiller85
    Mar 27, 2017
    9
    So, I've been a fan since the very beginning. I really appreciate that Bioware has returned the franchise to its' RPG roots. This game definitely feels more like the first Mass Effect. I enjoy the focus on exploration and world building. Most of the new characters are very interesting and well thought out, especially Peebee and Drack. I will say that there isn't a threat nearly as ominousSo, I've been a fan since the very beginning. I really appreciate that Bioware has returned the franchise to its' RPG roots. This game definitely feels more like the first Mass Effect. I enjoy the focus on exploration and world building. Most of the new characters are very interesting and well thought out, especially Peebee and Drack. I will say that there isn't a threat nearly as ominous as the Reapers, so you don't get the constant sense of urgency you did in the Trilogy. Overall though I believe that it's a solid entry into the series. The people complaining about this game were probably just fans of the more action oriented gameplay of 2 and 3. For anyone who preferred the RPG elements of the first game, this is a must have.… Expand
  31. olivier944
    Mar 22, 2017
    8
    Yeah, ok.... this is not the game we expected..... but 0/10 ..... CALM DOWN. Mass effect Andromeda is ok. like Mass effect 1, Andromeda start a new ''trilogy" , so the story is not perfect but the gameplay is very funny. Animation sucks.
  32. Greyking
    Mar 24, 2017
    8
    While very few games will ever live up to the glory of Mass Effect 2. Andromeda is an adequate side story in the series. Yes, the animation is wretched and has the appearance of an Xbox 360 game. However, the colony building, crafting, and customization options are almost on par with Mass Effect one. And all true Mass Effect fans know that even though Mass Effect 1 was a legendary game, itWhile very few games will ever live up to the glory of Mass Effect 2. Andromeda is an adequate side story in the series. Yes, the animation is wretched and has the appearance of an Xbox 360 game. However, the colony building, crafting, and customization options are almost on par with Mass Effect one. And all true Mass Effect fans know that even though Mass Effect 1 was a legendary game, it was super rough around the edges.

    However, I must take points off for the terrible soft cover system. It makes taking cover tricky, and it's very easy to come out of cover in a firefight. Also Losing the ability to actually control your squad members is a bummer also. However, you can have them direct their attacks. Lastly this game glitchy. It certainly needed more time for polish.    … Expand
  33. Cartoongamermat
    Mar 24, 2017
    9
    This game is great, despite the awful animations, technical issues, and SJW involvement. Underneath all that muck is a great sci-fi RPG about discovery and exploring a dangerous new galaxy. While the cast can feel awkward because of the at-times horrendous facial expressions, I still grew attached to many of my squad-mates. Vitra and Liam come to mind right away. I even grew attached toThis game is great, despite the awful animations, technical issues, and SJW involvement. Underneath all that muck is a great sci-fi RPG about discovery and exploring a dangerous new galaxy. While the cast can feel awkward because of the at-times horrendous facial expressions, I still grew attached to many of my squad-mates. Vitra and Liam come to mind right away. I even grew attached to Sarah Ryder. I loved her personality and she felt very real and personable. The gameplay was also very fun and addicting. Boosting around enemies, dodging, and shooting feels amazing in this game. The combat is fast, fluid, and overall very solid. The controls feel great too. Everything is responsive and tight. Using the jet pack to climb structures and dash around is a blast. The exploration is also very fun. I love exploring the huge planets and finding enemy bases and caves. Also finding side quests on each planet makes exploration rewarding, especially since side quests award some nice experience points and other rewards. Even the side quests are mostly interesting. They add a lot of lore to the game and make you care more about the characters. Even the fetch quests and monster hunts are interesting because they usually have some story element to them that adds to the lore in some way. Some are better than others, but for once, the side quests are well worth doing, unlike in Dragon Age Inquisition. Overall this is a fantastic game, marred by technical issues. Sure the story might not be as exciting as the original trilogy, but it offers something new. This story of discovery and uncertainty is exciting in its own right. Even the villain is memorable. Throw away your ideas of what a Bioware story should be and you should enjoy all the stories in this game. Even the writing didn't bother me much. It was usually pretty snarky and at the least, entertaining. Please people give this game a chance. Even if you have to wait until the patches are out, at least try it.… Expand
  34. mechroblaster
    Mar 24, 2017
    9
    Facial animations be damned. This game is amazing. Yes, there are facial animation issues that may or may not get fixed (please do fix them). However if you can accept facial animations as "the issue" of this game and then go out and enjoy beautiful vistas, amazing combat, flexible and customizable power options, awesome and deep side missions (yes there are annoying side missions too),Facial animations be damned. This game is amazing. Yes, there are facial animation issues that may or may not get fixed (please do fix them). However if you can accept facial animations as "the issue" of this game and then go out and enjoy beautiful vistas, amazing combat, flexible and customizable power options, awesome and deep side missions (yes there are annoying side missions too), and a good story then you have no reason not to get this game and fall in love with it.… Expand
  35. tyronnlue
    Mar 22, 2017
    9
    I truly cannot understand the negative reviews for this game. Sure, there are aspects that aren't perfect; but the majority of content I have encountered so far is great.

    The game starts by providing some context to your mission and almost immediately you are pulled into a crisis. The overall atmosphere in the game is so good: the music, the sounds, the landscapes, the voice acting by    I truly cannot understand the negative reviews for this game. Sure, there are aspects that aren't perfect; but the majority of content I have encountered so far is great.

    The game starts by providing some context to your mission and almost immediately you are pulled into a crisis. The overall atmosphere in the game is so good: the music, the sounds, the landscapes, the voice acting by your squad mates. It's all gravy. You'll want to keep playing. You'll want to explore.

    Also, Scott Ryder's voice actor sounds like the same actor that does Nathan Drake's voice in Uncharted.

    I have 2 recommendations. 1) Play this game, it's really good. 2) Go into it with an open mind. Much of the criticism the game is receiving is unwarranted.    … Expand
  36. fealar
    Mar 24, 2017
    9
    I'm not giving it 10 because it does have animation issues and some awkward character voices (not terribly bad but sometimes off-character).
    But i'm having a BLAST playing it! The combat is REALLY FUN, fast-paced, you have to move A LOT the aim is well implemented for this kind of games.
    Last but certainly NOT LEAST there is what I've been waiting for: STORY! Men this IS a space-opera    I'm not giving it 10 because it does have animation issues and some awkward character voices (not terribly bad but sometimes off-character).
    But i'm having a BLAST playing it! The combat is REALLY FUN, fast-paced, you have to move A LOT the aim is well implemented for this kind of games.
    Last but certainly NOT LEAST there is what I've been waiting for: STORY!
    Men this IS a space-opera game! Characters, motivations and stories are deep, dialogues are not given and you DO feel the sense of exploring the unknown! On a side-note i LOVE there are not giant ! to mark an Npc with an available quest, you have to get to him and talk and you don't know if it's just fluff or a quest until you listen!    … Expand
  37. TheLewdOne
    Mar 24, 2017
    8
    I dunno, I liked it. The faces are really the only thing that bothers me, and they aren't NEARLY as bad as people are saying. The graphics are better than ME3 as well but weird human faces and a few FPS issues in crowded areas are too eye catching for people to realize this.

    Oh yeah, and the character creating was majorly disappointing. Other than that, fun characters. Engaging    I dunno, I liked it. The faces are really the only thing that bothers me, and they aren't NEARLY as bad as people are saying. The graphics are better than ME3 as well but weird human faces and a few FPS issues in crowded areas are too eye catching for people to realize this.

    Oh yeah, and the character creating was majorly disappointing.

    Other than that, fun characters. Engaging combat with an emphasis on movement. Good premise. Story on par with the original Mass Effect. Some questionable NPCs, some great NPCs. Cringey sex scenes but alright romance. Pretty much Mass Effect 1 with tighter gameplay, but released in a much more competitive market. If the masterpiece that was Witcher 3 hadn't come out, this game would probably be much higher rated.    … Expand
  38. RussianSpy
    Apr 3, 2017
    10
    Critics are wrong!!The game is awesome,especially story and characters,don't live up to the negative hype of the game, just play it yourself.Andromeda holds every canonic rules of the original trilogy ,interesting epic story,romance relationship with your teammates ,and choices you must face that will affect in the game and of course the next mass effect game.The game holds a ton ofCritics are wrong!!The game is awesome,especially story and characters,don't live up to the negative hype of the game, just play it yourself.Andromeda holds every canonic rules of the original trilogy ,interesting epic story,romance relationship with your teammates ,and choices you must face that will affect in the game and of course the next mass effect game.The game holds a ton of references to previous games.I just cant't believe to what's wrong with the people and critics these days,bioware gives you a canonic epic adventure and the are dislikes it!!Stop thinkinkg about an old characters the're gone ,it's time for new ones,and new characters are super like almost everything in the game,of course game has bugs ,but which game doesn't has them today ?Waiting for Andromeda 2 ,thank you Bioware for another epic story !… Expand
  39. grizzyGR
    Mar 27, 2017
    8
    Mass Effect Andromeda is a great game. While there are many negative reviews keep in mind that the people who are hating Andromeda and are saying the original ME trilogy was amazing are the same people who did nothing but complain about Mass Effect 3 (view their old reviews of ME3 if you don't believe me) In today's day and age, there will always be haters.

    Andromeda reminds me a lot of    Mass Effect Andromeda is a great game. While there are many negative reviews keep in mind that the people who are hating Andromeda and are saying the original ME trilogy was amazing are the same people who did nothing but complain about Mass Effect 3 (view their old reviews of ME3 if you don't believe me) In today's day and age, there will always be haters.

    Andromeda reminds me a lot of the original Mass Effect. It is a solid game with great ideas and promise, but it comes up a little short on some fronts. The primary difference is that Mass Effect (1) introduced us to this whole new universe, and Andromeda is just a new galaxy within that universe.

    Yes, facial animations aren't great but they don't ruin the game. Game-play is incredibly fun and the new jump boost takes it to a whole new level. My biotic can now get up close and personal and quickly boost away to get back to cover before getting destroyed. Multiplayer is still great (some issues linking to single player on occasion, but not too bad). The story is decent so far, but nothing groundbreaking. However, the focus that YOU are the alien is a feeling I enjoy very much. Planetary exploring is also very fun and satisfying. Some missions can be monotonous, but there are enough options that you can change things up pretty easily.

    Overall, I give this game an 8. However, the level of enjoyment I receive while playing feels like a 10. Give this game an honest chance, and try not to dwell on the bad things you may have read. Having tunnel vision on one or two flaws can make you blind to the beauty around it.    … Expand
  40. Nightox
    Mar 27, 2017
    8
    Mass Effect Andromeda is a fantastic game with exciting combat and skill system. There are a lot of good potential things about this game as some of the romances, story, loyalty missions, missions in general and more were used. However, there are small issues with the game like bugs, glitches, but the four main issues with this game that seriously needs to be fixed. Or Mass EffectMass Effect Andromeda is a fantastic game with exciting combat and skill system. There are a lot of good potential things about this game as some of the romances, story, loyalty missions, missions in general and more were used. However, there are small issues with the game like bugs, glitches, but the four main issues with this game that seriously needs to be fixed. Or Mass Effect Andromeda will turn and stay from a space adventure game into a meme game.
    1. Of course, facial animations. It's no joke facial animations look like lifeless plastic characters. Most of the time these characters look dead and lack any emotion in the game at all. Also, on some occasions not only do the faces look off but, the lip synching is bad as well on occasions. It can sometimes remind me of the terrifying GTA Online character lip-synching.
    2. The romance is broken...let me explain. In this game, the romance system is divided into heterosexual, which is the opposite sex and homosexual, which is of the same sex. I'm not kidding when I say that the difference of the two when romancing a character is disturbing. For instance, most of the heterosexual scenes feature characters stripping down naked and getting the best sex scenes. However, a HUGE (not all) part of the gay romances feature kissing a couple of times, and the screen fades to black, and that's it. When I saw this, I was extremely pissed off cause I thought Bioware was LGBTQ friendly and yet they pull a stunt like this and can't show scenes of the gay or lesbian scenes without it fading to black. It's like Bioware is incompetently lazy, or they were embarrassed to do it.
    3. The writing on the game is average. But, because these characters are so plasticky and lack any emotion at all, it makes the writing even worse. On some occasions when you're talking to characters and it's supposed to be a heartfelt moment, it breaks that immersion because you can't believe it because they don't look it.
    4. This is probably one of my most offensive things I do not like about Bioware at all, and that is hiring people who put their beliefs into a game. Bioware was recently accused of making bad facial animations on females so they can be de-sexualized. Due to this, many fans of series were outraged because while Bioware created a beautiful looking male Scott Ryder, and the female Sara Ryder took a hard blow. Not only does she not resemble her face mode Jayde Rossi, but it seems a ton more women in the game look positively revolting to watch. Putting your beliefs into a game is extremely dangerous because you will end up losing a ton of customers which is exactly what happened. Not only that but apparently Bioware hired a highly white-hating racist that makes white people know he hates them; and yet he/was a designer at Bioware. Which was probably the reason Bioware's facial animation was so bad.

    Other than those issues I believe Mass Effect Andromeda is an enjoyable game once it starts going. I hope and pray that the BioWare team didn't blow the chance for a sequel and will learn from their mistakes when another Mass Effect game comes. I hope there is a direct sequel to these characters because these characters need to be redeemed from the unfortunate mess up from this game.    … Expand
  41. Zshara
    Mar 29, 2017
    8
    It has a very good story and characters so far, it just takes a little while for it to pick up. Some lines/jokes seemed forced but there isn't much of that. Talking with companions and their loyalty missions have seen a good improvement. The flow of combat and power use has also been greatly improved from predecessors. It's no longer extremely stale linear cover base shooting.
    Minor con:    It has a very good story and characters so far, it just takes a little while for it to pick up. Some lines/jokes seemed forced but there isn't much of that. Talking with companions and their loyalty missions have seen a good improvement. The flow of combat and power use has also been greatly improved from predecessors. It's no longer extremely stale linear cover base shooting.
    Minor con: Cluttered UI system. Repetitive task/sub missions.
    Major cons: Poor facial animations, especially for a story driven rpg. And very limited character creation. (Bioware said they are working to fix both of these so we'll see how that goes).    … Expand
  42. error404_john
    Mar 29, 2017
    8
    Not as good as the hype, but not as terrible as the bandwagon haters are. Seriously? Leaving a 0/10 just because of the animations is just stupid.
    Pros: Good story. Had a twist after the 3rd main mission I honestly didn't expect. Pretty good companions. Conversations with companions definitely improved. More banter and dialogue.
    Fluid Combat. In-depth personal play style. Improvement on    Not as good as the hype, but not as terrible as the bandwagon haters are. Seriously? Leaving a 0/10 just because of the animations is just stupid.
    Pros: Good story. Had a twist after the 3rd main mission I honestly didn't expect. Pretty good companions. Conversations with companions definitely improved. More banter and dialogue.
    Fluid Combat. In-depth personal play style. Improvement on all weapons and powers. Great and balanced new weapons were added in the mix. Companion control is a bit easier. Enemy AI and attack styles improved.
    Exploration is 10x better than in ME1. Beautiful and unique world types. Landscape takes advantage of new jetpack. Mining is more interactive.

    Mixed: Slow beginning. Some dialogue seems forced. Companions take a little while to grow on you. (reading there codex helps a lot). Actual influence on story from "key" choices.

    Cons: Terrible and limited CC. Forced looking feminine walk animation. Terrible and awkward facial animations. A few voice acting moments that just sound monotone.
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    Side note regarding Bioware having almost 5 years to develop this game. Just remember next to none of the creators from the original trilogy had a major part of development. Others developers left project midway through for whatever certain reasons they had.    … Expand
  43. DragonEffect4
    Mar 27, 2017
    10
    If you're a mass effect fan, you'll love the game. It takes away from the military discipline that Shepard had, remember you're a pathfinder not a solider. Its taken what was wrong with dragon age inquisition and fixed it to be a great open world exploration game where you can get lost within the setting. From what I can see, the hate comes from a comparison to the more linear ME 2 and 3If you're a mass effect fan, you'll love the game. It takes away from the military discipline that Shepard had, remember you're a pathfinder not a solider. Its taken what was wrong with dragon age inquisition and fixed it to be a great open world exploration game where you can get lost within the setting. From what I can see, the hate comes from a comparison to the more linear ME 2 and 3 where exploration and open world were almost nonexistent, but this game is supposed to feel more like ME 1. The story and the characters are very interesting and diverse too. Im not sure about the lip syncing thing, my game seems fine so it may be a problem on their own console's side? Either way its a fantastic game and i would definitely recommend it to any ME fan.… Expand
  44. DayZ_Tabloids
    Mar 23, 2017
    8
    Did you like Mass Effect 1 and Mass Effect 2? Do you want to play more of the same, with some weird graphical challenges, bad face animations, solid co-op, and a passable story? If yes - then this is for you. If not - then this is not for you. I'm happy with my purchase, but it's my kind of game. Otherwise I'd recommend picking it up at $40.
  45. Zeor
    Mar 22, 2017
    8
    Positive points:
    - It seems to me the best gameplay of all mass effect.
    -Has good graphics not the best, but if they are good. - It has a very rich and varied open world - The fps go Enough fluids at the time of the shooting. -Has a good plot to match the other mass effect. - and the point that makes a game more than great, that has made many people believe accounts to simply give a    Positive points:
    - It seems to me the best gameplay of all mass effect.
    -Has good graphics not the best, but if they are good.
    - It has a very rich and varied open world
    - The fps go Enough fluids at the time of the shooting.
    -Has a good plot to match the other mass effect.
    - and the point that makes a game more than great, that has made many people believe accounts to simply give a 0 to this game in all its versions.
    -has Great difficulty.
    And now the negatives:
    -The animations are a little more work.
    - It was hurriedly released this month, could have been better.

    Conclusion: It's a very good game mechanically, if it gives you a bit like the animations then you patch it.    … Expand
  46. Handuken
    Mar 23, 2017
    10
    I wouldn't normally rate this game a 10/10, but those pathetic haters wont give me any other chance. Most people who give the game a zero, one, two, three or five are angry about the facial animations and the recent sjw controversy. Who cares what the devs believe in, you shouldn't rate the game based on your dislike for the developers, its pathetic, makes you look worse than them.I wouldn't normally rate this game a 10/10, but those pathetic haters wont give me any other chance. Most people who give the game a zero, one, two, three or five are angry about the facial animations and the recent sjw controversy. Who cares what the devs believe in, you shouldn't rate the game based on your dislike for the developers, its pathetic, makes you look worse than them. Regarding the actual game the combat is a huge improvement over previous mass effect games, its actually fun, you don't have to stay behind cover all the time, you can actually move around tactically and use all kind of cool abilities to deal with your enemy. The story is alright, so are the characters. Many people complain that the females look ugly, in my opinion they look alright. If you only care about looks you should stick to playing barby instead. Although, the facial animations are quite poor and sometimes even worse than previous games.… Expand
  47. Supersandwich
    Mar 24, 2017
    10
    Yet another example of why you should never listen to Metacritic's user score. I can't understand why you guys are giving this a 0-2 I mean really? Most of you probably haven't even played the game and are on the hate rampage train. Someone else said this game is bad, so it's bad. YEAH. Rabble rabble, SJW, rabble...

    Wouldn't give this game a 10/10 but maybe and 8/10 but had to adjust my    Yet another example of why you should never listen to Metacritic's user score. I can't understand why you guys are giving this a 0-2 I mean really? Most of you probably haven't even played the game and are on the hate rampage train. Someone else said this game is bad, so it's bad. YEAH. Rabble rabble, SJW, rabble...

    Wouldn't give this game a 10/10 but maybe and 8/10 but had to adjust my score here because 0's and 10's are the only things that work, right guys?    … Expand
  48. bryan016
    Mar 26, 2017
    8
    I have spent hours in Andromeda and so far I really like the game. I wouldn't compare this to The Witcher 3 but comparing this game to Fallout 4 I would say this game is better in every way. I would say Andromeda has better voice acting and even better animations. I'm not sure why this game is getting so much hatred? Is the game perfect? No, but I found this game to be very similar to theI have spent hours in Andromeda and so far I really like the game. I wouldn't compare this to The Witcher 3 but comparing this game to Fallout 4 I would say this game is better in every way. I would say Andromeda has better voice acting and even better animations. I'm not sure why this game is getting so much hatred? Is the game perfect? No, but I found this game to be very similar to the previous Mass Effect titles and I would even say this game is better than Mass Effect 3.

    Pros:

    Graphics are really good given the size of this game. I do think they could have spent a little more time one the characters faces and customization options. However, once you get your ship and get out in the world the graphics really look good. I'm not sure why so many people are talking about the animations, they really not that bad.

    Soundtrack: Loving the soundtrack for this game. It fits the setting and brings the mood in for this sci-fi RPG adventure.

    Story: Not bad, I'm not sure why so many are hating the story. It's not that bad, in fact I think it's better than ME3. Once you go to your first planet, the story really gets better.

    Cons:

    Character customization could have been better

    Some of the animations could have been better as well as some of the textures.

    Some voice acting moments just felt plain and lacked emotion.

    Overall, I think a few patches could fix some of the game moments. I would recommend this game to anyone that liked the previous Mass Effect titles. I don't think it's as good as ME2 but I like the game so far. There are tons of content in this game for 60 dollars. It does take some time to get to it but if your looking for a game to get lost in. This is one of them.

    Also, I've read some of the fellow reviewers on here and they haven't even played the game. They are just ranting. There is no way this game deserves anything less than a 5. This game has so much to offer and do, it's a shame that so many are just rating this game 0's just because.    … Expand
  49. coloradomike
    Mar 24, 2017
    9
    I'm probably around 15-20 hours in and thoroughly enjoying it. Its a Mass Effect game through and through. People are complaining about the facial animations, and I honestly wouldn't have given them a second glance had it not been for the over-hyped issue. Maybe I'm just getting old, but I enjoy the things I enjoy and I don't care what the official reviewers or the rabid internet bansheesI'm probably around 15-20 hours in and thoroughly enjoying it. Its a Mass Effect game through and through. People are complaining about the facial animations, and I honestly wouldn't have given them a second glance had it not been for the over-hyped issue. Maybe I'm just getting old, but I enjoy the things I enjoy and I don't care what the official reviewers or the rabid internet banshees cry about. Its a good game.… Expand
  50. fizy45
    Mar 24, 2017
    10
    Just play the game for couple hours then write a review...

    I wanted to start by saying this cause I read some the stuff on this page and its clear that many of the reviews are written at the start probably after half an hour gameplay. Yes game has some bugs and creepy female Ryder but who cares just use the male one or create yourself a new one... Just continue playing venture into    Just play the game for couple hours then write a review...

    I wanted to start by saying this cause I read some the stuff on this page and its clear that many of the reviews are written at the start probably after half an hour gameplay. Yes game has some bugs and creepy female Ryder but who cares just use the male one or create yourself a new one...

    Just continue playing venture into systems follow the story fight for colonies discover secrets etc etc...game is not bad guys actually its great..surely It would be much better if it had some strong characters and better facial animations but it still worth it. Actually it does have great characters (cant name them but you will see soo many laughing moments).

    Combat system is way much better than old Mass Effect titles and your enemies are god damm smart so you cant just cover in one place and fight you should jump change directions flank the enemy etc.

    Also exploring with your vehicle is good dam fun especially in some planets...

    For those who want to avoid bad facial animations as I said dont use female characters male characters dont have that problem...    … Expand
  51. Arknight
    Mar 25, 2017
    9
    It's an enjoyable game. Really.

    It does start slow and takes a bit to ramp up, but so did Mass Effect 1. So does any good story really, because you have a whole bunch of new characters and world building to introduce in the first book of a series. BUT to reassure anyone who is here for the story I am enjoying it immensely. It's classic science fiction which seems to be building into    It's an enjoyable game. Really.

    It does start slow and takes a bit to ramp up, but so did Mass Effect 1. So does any good story really, because you have a whole bunch of new characters and world building to introduce in the first book of a series.
    BUT to reassure anyone who is here for the story I am enjoying it immensely. It's classic science fiction which seems to be building into one heck of a space opera kind of tale.

    The character creator is just as bad as the first series, so if you want to enjoy the adventures of ugly Shepard (or in this case ugly Ryder) go make a character with it otherwise use the default. It is well crafted and suits who the characters are. This has never been a strong point of the series and not exactly the driving force behind this type of game.

    The game does have bugs, yes it sure does but those will vanish with a patch or two. That's all in my opinion that drags the score down for me. Though some of these are definitely engine bugs because I remember running into similar issues in DA:I.

    In the end is this game worth it? Yes!
    It's easy to be a toxic reviewer and there seem to be a lot of those on here. I'd disregard anyone who uses crude and negative language without actually explaining themselves. I'd also disregard anyone who reviewed the game one day one of release because I'm 50 hours in and only 30% done the story. :)

    Stay strong and clear!    … Expand
  52. Quadsize
    Mar 27, 2017
    10
    Очень обидно за отличную игру, нахватавшую ярлыков еще до выхода. "Андромеда" - отличная, увлекательная и очень красивая игра, ставшая жертвой романтизации первой части. И сюжет, и персонажи ничуть не уступают первым частям; исключение - главные герои, они действительно не дотягивают до эпичности Шепарда. Атмосфера и вовсе переплевывает оригинальную трилогию.

    Прочитать отзывы    Очень обидно за отличную игру, нахватавшую ярлыков еще до выхода. "Андромеда" - отличная, увлекательная и очень красивая игра, ставшая жертвой романтизации первой части. И сюжет, и персонажи ничуть не уступают первым частям; исключение - главные герои, они действительно не дотягивают до эпичности Шепарда. Атмосфера и вовсе переплевывает оригинальную трилогию.

    Прочитать отзывы последовавших стадному инстинкту игроков и не купить - значит лишить себя удовольствия аналогичного "Ведьмак: Дикая Охота", разработчиков - денег за великолепно проделанную работу и игру, а коммьюнити - перспектив на качественную следующую часть.

    В качестве эпилога: в игре уйма контента - она не следует отвратительной тенденции распиливания готового продукта на десятки DLC, А учитывая удивительную стабильность (сыграно 44 часа) - игра и вовсе уникальное для ААА явление. Самое худшее, что можно сделать для себя любимого в текущем игровом сезоне - не поиграть в творение BIOWARE.    … Expand
  53. heatonx23
    Mar 28, 2017
    8
    How are so many people giving this such a bad rating? I concede, the human animations and writing are sub par, but so what? The combat and gameplay are excellent, and the open world is gorgeous. I am new to the ME franchise, so maybe there is just a lot of bitterness that comes with a 4th installment in a series in comparison to the original that was fresh and exciting at the time. And I'mHow are so many people giving this such a bad rating? I concede, the human animations and writing are sub par, but so what? The combat and gameplay are excellent, and the open world is gorgeous. I am new to the ME franchise, so maybe there is just a lot of bitterness that comes with a 4th installment in a series in comparison to the original that was fresh and exciting at the time. And I'm sure over time people have forgotten all the flaws with the previous installments. But honestly, this game does not deserve a zero, that's absurd.

    I'd be willing to bet even the people giving it zeroes actually like this game. Unfortunately people are morons, and I guess they were expecting an immortal game blessed by the tip of God's penis. Instead, because there are a couple flaws like facial animations to latch onto, trolling this game is the "cool" thing to do. Grrr EA, how dare you make a really good game and not the world's most awesomest game ever! Zeroes for you!

    Long story short: Ignore the trolls. If you're on the fence, just wait for the price to drop, but I definitely think it's worth picking up at some point.    … Expand
  54. Matttwidale
    Apr 2, 2017
    9
    If you liked mass effect 2 & 3 then youre sure to like Andromeda. Ok its character models are a bit last gen and the facial animations are as bad as youve heard for some of the characters but its still a Mass Effect story and a good one with updated battle mechanics and a fun multiplayer. Youre given moral choices to make and are involved in the lives of your companions and the worldsIf you liked mass effect 2 & 3 then youre sure to like Andromeda. Ok its character models are a bit last gen and the facial animations are as bad as youve heard for some of the characters but its still a Mass Effect story and a good one with updated battle mechanics and a fun multiplayer. Youre given moral choices to make and are involved in the lives of your companions and the worlds youre trying to create.… Expand
  55. Mystaclease
    Apr 3, 2017
    8
    Has some bugs but i'm sure they will be addressed. I have played all the mass effect games and this starts of rough but with an open mind it should considering the situation you are brought into with how the game starts. Good characters, good combat and the lvling up system works better than an other mass effect game. You can actually tailor in all slots for perk points and then forHas some bugs but i'm sure they will be addressed. I have played all the mass effect games and this starts of rough but with an open mind it should considering the situation you are brought into with how the game starts. Good characters, good combat and the lvling up system works better than an other mass effect game. You can actually tailor in all slots for perk points and then for example clicking on vanguard or soldier depending on how you tailored your character will give you bonuses on how they play. I roughly have 15 hours vested and I can say at first i was a little meh but it grows as a story and the characters. Multiplier is also a good round about but none of the review focused on that.… Expand
  56. michaelrjohnson
    Jul 12, 2017
    10
    Ever since this game came out, I've followed the reviews to see if a general uptick would occur once the "haters" moved on to a new project. This is also my first review on metacritic.

    I have played all 3 previous mass effect games, and have over 60 hours in MEA. Not to mention decades of gaming under my belt across every platform out there. I'm picky about what I spend my very few    Ever since this game came out, I've followed the reviews to see if a general uptick would occur once the "haters" moved on to a new project. This is also my first review on metacritic.

    I have played all 3 previous mass effect games, and have over 60 hours in MEA. Not to mention decades of gaming under my belt across every platform out there. I'm picky about what I spend my very few valuable hours on. I will very often stop playing a game if I get bored.

    MEA is flawed as so many have pointed out and has a lot of small bugs that are certainly a bit disappointing. But to say they have an extreme negative impact on the overall game experience would be incorrect.

    I have actually enjoyed my time in Andromeda very much and continue to go back for more. The combat and movement mechanics are a significant upgrade over the previous games and the planets are gorgeous and diverse.

    The story is actually pretty engaging and is getting better. There are plenty of fetch quests, with some much more fun than others, but I enjoy the variety and the rewards are decent. I also think the quest management system and map are very well executed, so you never feel lost or unsure where to go next.

    I will summarize that MEA is a very good sci-fi action-RPG in it's own right. If you are looking for the continued adventures of Shepard and Co in the Milky Way, you will not find it here. If you are looking at a fresh new adventure in the Mass Effect universe, I definitely recommend it.

    Edit: I have finally completed the game and can say with full authority that this game is very very good. The story is solid in its own right and the combat mechanics are light years (pun not intended) ahead of the previous games.    … Expand
  57. Rtheom
    Mar 27, 2017
    8
    Yes, Andromeda does have a lot of weird technical issues, but don't be fooled by the same people that complained about the ending to Mass Effect 3. Andromeda is a whole lot of fun and much much bigger than the previous Mass Effect titles. It takes everything right from the original games and just adds content from there. A more original story would have been nice, but I'd be lying if IYes, Andromeda does have a lot of weird technical issues, but don't be fooled by the same people that complained about the ending to Mass Effect 3. Andromeda is a whole lot of fun and much much bigger than the previous Mass Effect titles. It takes everything right from the original games and just adds content from there. A more original story would have been nice, but I'd be lying if I said I wasn't having fun. However, if you're a newcomer to the series, I probably would recommend you start with the original trilogy first. This game kind of assumes you'll be familiar with them anyway in the sense that it gets you used to the combat for which it offers relatively few tutorials or other information.

    TLDR: If you've played Mass Effect before, you'll enjoy this one. If you haven't, start with the original trilogy, but you won't be doing yourself a disservice starting here either.    … Expand
  58. deathstar008
    Mar 23, 2017
    9
    I have to laugh at all the negative reviews of this game. Have these people played the same game I have? Sure this game isn't perfect - and we all know that every game has haters (and usually more haters than people that like it), but as someone that has played all the Mass Effect games (from the beginning) I can say this is a pretty good game. It isn't ME1, 2, or 3. It wasn't supposed toI have to laugh at all the negative reviews of this game. Have these people played the same game I have? Sure this game isn't perfect - and we all know that every game has haters (and usually more haters than people that like it), but as someone that has played all the Mass Effect games (from the beginning) I can say this is a pretty good game. It isn't ME1, 2, or 3. It wasn't supposed to be. They pulled some elements from the originals, but it is a new game and I like it. I hereby challenge all the haters to go become game developers, work on a game for 5 years and come out with something half as good as this game.... I'll be waiting (but not holding my breath.)

    As a side note, I see a lot of people complaining about the game having glitches, lag, etc.. I have not experienced that at all (30 hours in), so it may be other factors that are contributing.    … Expand
  59. helaide
    Mar 24, 2017
    9
    ive been playing the game since it lunched didn't find the review good since its old fan boys crying over spilled milk. what do i think well combat fast paced and awesome. story yes its not as deep as mass effect one through three but guess what its supposed to be a new beginning for this new area of the story. watch bet ya ten bucks if they made another one with a deeper story theive been playing the game since it lunched didn't find the review good since its old fan boys crying over spilled milk. what do i think well combat fast paced and awesome. story yes its not as deep as mass effect one through three but guess what its supposed to be a new beginning for this new area of the story. watch bet ya ten bucks if they made another one with a deeper story the negatives would become positives. but to me i love it and i think you should pick it up now or wait for a sale its good i loved every moment i'm in it.
    and before i forget yes animation and glitches are in the game but more funny then game breaking. so yeah that why i toke one point off.    … Expand
  60. Joric
    Mar 22, 2017
    9
    OK shutting out the toxic user reviews I will give my take on this game. I have played through the first 3 ME games. They were all awesome in regards to story-line arcs in a universe built around one character. ME:A is not the child of the predecessors, it is it's own entity in a popular IP. Bioware has gone a new direction and did something that Star Trek should have done. ME:A is anOK shutting out the toxic user reviews I will give my take on this game. I have played through the first 3 ME games. They were all awesome in regards to story-line arcs in a universe built around one character. ME:A is not the child of the predecessors, it is it's own entity in a popular IP. Bioware has gone a new direction and did something that Star Trek should have done. ME:A is an outstanding game that does suffer from facial animation glitches and character positioning glitches during conversations, However, the writing is good, the graphics spectacular, and the immersion makes you think about planetary exploration while you are away from the game. Only reason I did not give it a 10 is the animation graphic bugs. Otherwise, its a good "STANDALONE" ME game. John Shepard is gone people, get over it.… Expand
  61. Rickert
    Mar 25, 2017
    10
    I would first of all like to apologise for the 10, the game is more like a 7,5 but I at least had to try and negate a bit of the ridiculous low scores which are being given at te moment.
    At moments the game tends to feel a bit 'last gen' but for me that's not a problem because I still love the 'last gen' consoles. The most important thing that I would like to see fixed is the frame rate.    I would first of all like to apologise for the 10, the game is more like a 7,5 but I at least had to try and negate a bit of the ridiculous low scores which are being given at te moment.
    At moments the game tends to feel a bit 'last gen' but for me that's not a problem because I still love the 'last gen' consoles. The most important thing that I would like to see fixed is the frame rate.
    The story is a bit obvious (so far) and has a slow start but so far I'm loving it.
    Very nice game, having much fun, the hate is imo pretty much overreacting.    … Expand
  62. dodorik
    Mar 24, 2017
    10
    As a mass effect game, it might be the worst in the series but as a stand alone PS4 game it's a pretty solid one. A lot of improvements from the previous ones in terms of explorations. However, the dialogue choices can be annoying when the summary doesn't end up being what you intended.
  63. JackFury10
    Mar 23, 2017
    10
    10/10 just for all the butt hurt bigots who hate the liberals and all that

    Next they'll be shouting make Bioware great again. Sad little boys and their tears over the 'SJW agenda' make everything better
  64. JenikHS
    Mar 23, 2017
    10
    This game is simply amazing. It's Mass Effect through and through and i love it! Characters, worlds, everything fits. And Ryder is funny character (if you want him to be -)). I'm not sure, what is the problem that many people see on this game, probably just theirs minds. Stop talking, start fighting for a new home.
  65. hierax
    Mar 23, 2017
    8
    Mass Effect: Andromeda i sa good game. Its not the Megablockbuster some people got hyped for, but its not as bad as stated by the people on the hate train. If you liked the older ME games, you will like this one too. Similar gameplay, good graphics, nice sound, so far nice story. I didnt see any bugs so far (5h gameplay). Yes, the face animations are bad, sometimes, and the possibilitiesMass Effect: Andromeda i sa good game. Its not the Megablockbuster some people got hyped for, but its not as bad as stated by the people on the hate train. If you liked the older ME games, you will like this one too. Similar gameplay, good graphics, nice sound, so far nice story. I didnt see any bugs so far (5h gameplay). Yes, the face animations are bad, sometimes, and the possibilities in the character creator are not as much as in other games. If you run downstairs, the running animation gets weird. But often does this happen ? And do you really care ? 99% of the game are executed well, and i wont bash this game because of some small optical problems you got for some seconds in your playtime. I think its a solid 8/10.… Expand
  66. DieGomezTej
    Mar 26, 2017
    10
    I literally don´t know why this game is getting such a grate amount of hate. This game is **** awesome. I have played all the Mass Effects game several times, they are my favourite games and I know all the lore. I can tell you that this game is as good as the other games of the saga. Those who dislike it is because they have no criteria or they just want to feel popular disliking itI literally don´t know why this game is getting such a grate amount of hate. This game is **** awesome. I have played all the Mass Effects game several times, they are my favourite games and I know all the lore. I can tell you that this game is as good as the other games of the saga. Those who dislike it is because they have no criteria or they just want to feel popular disliking it because people gor angry about the facial animations.
    This is by far the best game I´ve played in 2017 ... INCLUDING BREATH OF THE WILD.    … Expand
  67. mioko333
    Mar 22, 2017
    8
    This game is beautiful. Wonderful characters, beautiful locations, interesting story. And I like the appearance of Sarah. Yes. The problem is animation. If patch fix this, game will be rly cool and handsome. And game need more content for gay, more content for LI, like it was in DAI.
    I love this game series and I want to continue.
  68. UnsweetIceTea
    Mar 22, 2017
    9
    For whatever reason, people are treating this game as it is a part of the original trilogy. It's not. Get over it. This game is, on its own, truly great. There are some problems with animations, but the actual game is wonderful. I'm also happy that enemies actually have health now, as opposed to every headshot knocking them off the Earth.
  69. GCeles
    Apr 3, 2017
    10
    Simply amazing, i love totally this game, and multiplayer look so cool, some bugs, but still funny and excellent game, graphics, gameplay, etc., with frosbite now look better.
  70. Wiseguy625
    Apr 3, 2017
    8
    There's definitely alot wrong presentation wise with dull graphics aswell as some clunky dialogue at times and aweful glitches but overall I personally enjoyed the game. Most of these 0-5 arej ust troll reviews so don't trust them. For me its a 7.5 (8 if they fix the graphics and glitches, hell I'd go further if the dlc is good) but I understand if people go down to a 6 though.
  71. Jrussiya
    May 21, 2017
    8
    So I've put in a total of 115 hours of gameplay into this game,I have 100% completion on the main story, and in the end, I believe this game deserves a 8 out of 10, and I 'll tell you why.

    Story: So to start the review off we'll discuss the story in general, I really enjoy that sense of confusion and disarray you feel when first arriving in Andromeda, it makes the player really feel    So I've put in a total of 115 hours of gameplay into this game,I have 100% completion on the main story, and in the end, I believe this game deserves a 8 out of 10, and I 'll tell you why.

    Story: So to start the review off we'll discuss the story in general, I really enjoy that sense of confusion and disarray you feel when first arriving in Andromeda, it makes the player really feel like they're stepping foot into something completely alien and not understood. then as you come to know the two new species of aliens, The Kett, and The Angara, I like the idea of the Angara referring to YOU as the aliens, it's a perspective I don't think I've ever seen in a sci-fi video game before. And that leads into the distrust the Angara feel for the player and the rest of the Initiative species, this is because of the on going conflict between the Kett and Angara. This Space Nazi versus the defenders type of narrative feels so realistic! I really love how the minor details of the Angara slowly beginning to trust and even respect you as you improve relations is shown.

    Romancing and Crew Relations: So this is where some of my gripes with this game begin, I often feel like my fellow crew-mates have a lack of emotion and dialogue at times I feel they should be saying something, BioWare did an amazing job in the Shepard Trilogies of making your crew feel like real people with real personalities, but I feel like at this moment in time the characters are lacking in interactivity. The positive I have to say is that I personal choice for Romance, was me, a male Ryder and Vetra Nyx, I absolutely adore what has been done with the relationship so far, I really feel attached to her and feel like she loves me, just my only complaint is that I feel like again your romantic partner is very scripted and fake during gameplay, and at times it almost feels as if she's completely forgotten that you're in a romantic relationship. luckily I have to say that I am very eager to see what more I and Vetra have ahead of us, I'm actually hooked!

    Gameplay: I was around during day one and the first week of the games release, everyone knows how every game always has a rough start with minor bugs and... oh god don't make me bring up the hideous facial expressions, but in the end it's safe for me to say that I feel like this games combat system is very fun to play with, the loot system is well designed, and the customization has a satisfying amount of options available, however I want to mention the vast majority of the armor available is god awful and looks like crap on my character. The game plays like a Mass Effect game except for the jump jets and Nomad with open world aspects, and I must say the worlds do have some sense of liveliness to them, but I do believe there is plenty of growing room to make those worlds even better!

    In conclusion all of the hate on this game is seriously mind boggling to me, oh and I don't care about the Multiplayer, I have never purchased a Mass Effect for it's Multiplayer, so it won't affect my score, Mass Effect Andromeda is a great game!, and I can only see it getting better and better, roll out those DLCs BioWare, you already know I'll buy them.    … Expand
  72. TheGameGrinder
    May 22, 2017
    8
    In many ways the game runs like Dragon Age Inquisition, where the first bit can start off pretty slow, but once the ball gets rolling it really steps it up. Bioware's character and lore really shines throughout the entire game, especially once you start jumping around the galaxy. By the time the end came around, honestly I was just psyched for what's next! It's a shame that people areIn many ways the game runs like Dragon Age Inquisition, where the first bit can start off pretty slow, but once the ball gets rolling it really steps it up. Bioware's character and lore really shines throughout the entire game, especially once you start jumping around the galaxy. By the time the end came around, honestly I was just psyched for what's next! It's a shame that people are focused on the few visual oddities and excusable glitches and dismiss a solid entry into the Mass Effect universe.… Expand
  73. ajohnson12
    Mar 22, 2017
    8
    Haters gonna hate.

    The game isn't perfect, it's not Mass Effect 3, but the people here saying it's equivalent to No Mans Sky have no idea what they're talking about. I don't have the time for a full review, but after ~20 hours I find the quests fun, the characters fairly believable, and the overall vibe to be my kind of optimistic sci fi fare. The Tempest (the ship) is just as    Haters gonna hate.

    The game isn't perfect, it's not Mass Effect 3, but the people here saying it's equivalent to No Mans Sky have no idea what they're talking about.

    I don't have the time for a full review, but after ~20 hours I find the quests fun, the characters fairly believable, and the overall vibe to be my kind of optimistic sci fi fare. The Tempest (the ship) is just as capable as the Normandy, and while your crew isn't quite as memorable as the ME3 crew, they're still pretty dang fun to hang around.

    Bioware would be well advised to hire talented and experienced writers and video game voice actors in the future (their absence is felt here), but giving this game a 4 is not realistic, even if it's not as good as The Witcher 3 or even Mass Effect 3 by comparison.

    Overall, this game is worth playing.    … Expand
  74. carmine
    Mar 25, 2017
    9
    I am a long time fan of the series, and I have to say that this one doesn't disappoint. I am 20 hours into the game and my rating is 9/10. On a PC, very few graphic issues (if any), also animations are OK. The game is immense, the vastity of things to do, see, collect and kill - and people to talk to - is just staggering. Visually, it's awesome (literally, it inspires awe). Technically andI am a long time fan of the series, and I have to say that this one doesn't disappoint. I am 20 hours into the game and my rating is 9/10. On a PC, very few graphic issues (if any), also animations are OK. The game is immense, the vastity of things to do, see, collect and kill - and people to talk to - is just staggering. Visually, it's awesome (literally, it inspires awe). Technically and artistically, it's a gigantic feat.

    For now, the storytelling doesn't have the gravitas or the intensity of ME2 or 3, and that's the only reason why I don't give it a full score. But the premises are different: Shepard was a leader and a veteran already at the beginning of the story, while Scott is a young (man or woman), and the whole tone of the story reflects this difference. Imagine a school trip that lasts for 600 years, and takes you to a new galaxy. This was the Andromeda Initiative, for the protagonist, at the setup.

    Commenters may like the game or not, but to give it a score of 0 (zero???) or even 2 or 3 means, in my opinion, not to give value and credit where it's due and I suspect at least some of it is due to hate towards Bioware and its political choices.    … Expand
  75. PerfectLucky
    Mar 22, 2017
    10
    I don't understand the hate this game is generating. I've played close to 20 hours of it at this point and I am loving it. Animation issues aside (seriously, what game other than the Witcher and Horizon: Zero Dawn don't have animation issues) the story is good and overall the game FEELs like it belongs in the Mass Effect universe. In the 20 hours I've played I've come to enjoy the companyI don't understand the hate this game is generating. I've played close to 20 hours of it at this point and I am loving it. Animation issues aside (seriously, what game other than the Witcher and Horizon: Zero Dawn don't have animation issues) the story is good and overall the game FEELs like it belongs in the Mass Effect universe. In the 20 hours I've played I've come to enjoy the company of these new companions.

    In reference to the animations - the alien animations looks stellar, I think there might be a little uncanny valley going on with the humans - aside from stilted animations and some glitches that have been meme'd already, it's not that bad. Similar to DA:I and other bioware games, in my opinion.

    The graphics actually look very, very good - especially on PC. I recently finished DA:I and I feel like they learned their lessons in some regards with this game, I actually care about learning more about the planets I land on. I care about the side quests FAR more than I did in DA:I.

    I've wanted, for 5 years now - a game that lets me explore with my Turian, Asari, Krogan and Salarian buddy's. I'm a little disappointed that they don't have Qarians out of the gate, but maybe later - or DLC. However, this game has given me what I wanted. It delivered the promise to me, anyways. Its actually FAR more similar to 1 than 2 and 3 of the original trilogy - which is welcome.

    While it's not the god game of the century that people thought it would be, it's a solid entry in the series and I look forward to more adventures in this new galaxy. I would give it an honest 9/10, but because there are people on here giving is 0's for no logical reason (seriously, have you even played the game?) I will give this game a 10 from me, which I don't do very often, in fact - I rarely review games on public forums - but this game deserves my support.

    Thank you for taking the time to read this honest opinion on this game!    … Expand
  76. Barenos
    Mar 22, 2017
    10
    Excellent game those who put notes of 0 is because they have not played the game is not a perfect game but neither is at the level of no man's sky that if it was a bad game.
  77. Argowal
    Mar 26, 2017
    10
    Brilliant game, great story. Character models ARE a bit....ugly, but you have to be pretty superficial to let yourself be distracted from what's a fantastic game. Can't wait for the next one. And who knows, maybe they'll even patch the character models in the mean time :)
  78. Melasco
    Mar 27, 2017
    10
    This game is amazing.... I have no idea why the reviews are generally unfavorable because this looks, feels and sounds like Mass Effect but in a fresh new world. Blaming less than perfect animations for poor scores is just silly if you look at the scores of games like Fallout 4 and Skyrim... Well done Bioware, as a long time fan who finished all games in the trilogy at least 5 times, thisThis game is amazing.... I have no idea why the reviews are generally unfavorable because this looks, feels and sounds like Mass Effect but in a fresh new world. Blaming less than perfect animations for poor scores is just silly if you look at the scores of games like Fallout 4 and Skyrim... Well done Bioware, as a long time fan who finished all games in the trilogy at least 5 times, this is a worthy return, thank you!… Expand
  79. Theninjakitty
    Mar 22, 2017
    9
    Mass Effect : Andromeda has surprised me and given me the game I hoped Mass Effect 2 & 3 could have been. While the original trilogy is my favorite game series, it lacked the ability to explore the Milky Way. Yes the story was incredible and it sucked you in. But lets be honest, while I very much enjoyed the first Mass Effect it wasn't an incredible game. The revealing of Sovereign and theMass Effect : Andromeda has surprised me and given me the game I hoped Mass Effect 2 & 3 could have been. While the original trilogy is my favorite game series, it lacked the ability to explore the Milky Way. Yes the story was incredible and it sucked you in. But lets be honest, while I very much enjoyed the first Mass Effect it wasn't an incredible game. The revealing of Sovereign and the truth and existence of the Reapers is the only thing from the first game that I really enjoyed. The combat and leveling system was tiring, the "exploration" of planets was boring and drab. While Mass Effect 2 & 3 developed the series into a story driven action shooter the franchise needed something new. The ability to explore planets a more was something I wanted in the first three games rather than "scanning planets" to upgrade the Normandy and find resources.

    ME:Andromeda is breaking new ground. I didn't expect the critics or most gamers to love it or embrace it. Gaming culture seems to want to find the flaws and poke holes and troll everything. Lets face it, most people are looking for something to complain about. Andromeda feels like a Mass Effect game. It's new in its own way and that's exactly what I was hoping for instead of recycling the same formula over and over again like the Uncharted, Call of Duty, Assassins Creed and Halo series. All of those series lost their appeal at about the 3rd game and nothing new pulled me in and kept me wanting to come back, it was just more of the same and Mass Effect was on its way there too.

    Is Andromeda a perfect game? No, none of the Mass Effect games have been perfect. The facial animations are off but compared to other new games that are receiving so much praise like Horizon: Zero Dawn I don't see much of a difference. So many times I've been running around with Aloy and it looks incredibly unnatural. The same for cut-scenes where body movements and facial expressions look off. But lets remember, they are games, graphics have come as far as they can and it's incredible when you look at games 15-20 years ago. Andromeda is beautiful, especially on my 4k TV.

    The combat is new and refreshing, the R&D is new and deeper than any other Mass Effect game, the game feels huge and expansive. Something I had hoped for the original trilogy but it never lived up to. The game gives you more freedom than the previous 3 without it being so open it's aimless and pointless. There is a fine line and Bioware is looking for it, have they found it, not quite but they are getting close.

    Give Andromeda a chance, have an open mind. I fully expect the next installment to improve just like ME2 did. If you go into a game expecting it to be bad, then you'll hate it. Plain and simple. If you don't like change stick to the franchises that don't take risks and just recycle everything but don't bash a game because it's not perfect and different. The market will become stagnant if no one tries anything new, and lets be honest, for the past couple of years it has started to stagnate.

    Bioware has never made a horrible game. All of their games have had strengths and weaknesses, pros and cons. So has every other game ever made. Some games have engrossing stories, some have incredible action, some are beautiful but no game is perfect. Andromeda is setting up the franchise to expand and grow and it will improve just as ME2 did. I have not been disappointed after waiting 5 years for this game. I look forward to the next installment and playing this game again and again just as I've played the first 3.    … Expand
  80. Cantanopy
    Mar 23, 2017
    8
    Let me start out that ME:A is not a bad game at all. But, you have to give it a little bit of time to grow on you and not all the negativity is completely untrue. It is a game that is Mass Effect, but when you are used to being the kick-ass Shepard, fighting for the survival of all life - Andromeda starts out weird.

    Let me tackle the bad first. So that we have done that. The character    Let me start out that ME:A is not a bad game at all. But, you have to give it a little bit of time to grow on you and not all the negativity is completely untrue. It is a game that is Mass Effect, but when you are used to being the kick-ass Shepard, fighting for the survival of all life - Andromeda starts out weird.

    Let me tackle the bad first. So that we have done that.
    The character generation is a joke. Period. While they done a pretty good job at it with Dragon Age Inquisition, BioWare has completely missed it in this game. Not a single moment do you have the idea that you are playing with a character that you created all by yourself.

    The character facial animations missed the mark completely. Expressions are too overdone. Take it a step back and I certainly hope that they will be toned down a little bit. It is a serious story that is being told, but it just doesn't come across like it. And if BioWare would simply update the textures of the eyes, I think the characters would look a lot less cartoony.

    The setting doesn't really make sense. I still don't get why Andromeda is chosen for the new place to settle human life, while we have the whole Milky Way. Now, true, I haven't finished the game yet, who knows this is explained in the story - but right now; it sounds like overkill to populate another galaxy while there are enough planets in our own.

    But to be honest, that is where I am with the 'bad'. The writing is often mentioned. Sure, the quality varies a lot, maybe more than other BioWare games. But I didn't find it so much of a problem. I don't think it is actually that bad.

    It is a bit weird that after playing a strong character like Shepard for so many hours, that Ryder feels simply too much a newbie. That is a game design choice that clearly states that we are going to push this character to greatness all by ourselves, and not have a complete history dumped on us right from the beginning. I did not enjoy my character so much right from the start... but grew to like her a lot.

    The good.

    I love the music. It is new, and still feels like a 90's sci-fi soundtrack in every good way.

    The planet design is fantastic. There is a lot of attention to detail in the visuals here. Which makes it weird; the planets are so realistic, which makes it stand in contrast to the characters.

    The game-play is pretty awesome. Sure, the interface in the menus is not that well designed as it has been done before by BioWare, but the in-game interface is great. The fighting is a real challenge, especially when the enemy is swarming you from all sides. The fighting never feels overwhelming though.

    The game is big, and sure there is a lot of filler, which is exactly just that; you don't have to follow up on it. But if you are a person who wants to do everything, well, that is what you can do. Now, true, you can do filler a lot better if you just take a look at the Witcher 3 - which did a marvellous job in creating excellent filler material.
    The size of the game is in no way a bad thing here. It really is about discovering new areas, and that feeling is well portrayed.
    Still, if they kept it in the Milky Way, it would have made more sense.

    I do have the feeling that BioWare has been force-fed the Frostbite engine, as EA has been doing with most of their studios. And I don't get why. Personally, although I do enjoy the large open-world like areas of both ME:A and DA:I - I think this type of engine would have worked better as a new IP. Not as a sequel to Dragon Age or Mass Effect.

    But all in all, this is not a bad game at all, but get through the beginning - get out to your first real planet: EOS and once you have been driving around, start solving some puzzles and get a bit more story-line fed - the feeling of a real Mass Effect game starts to get to you. But until that time, yes, you will have to get used to a couple of changes. Some bad, most of them good.

    But this is a game you would like to play - there is, after all - a complete galaxy to explore.    … Expand
  81. ArcturusDrake
    Mar 27, 2017
    8
    i can say after 30 hours in this game is great, though yea there are bugs but most games these days have bugs, yea it's not as good as 1 or 2 but im yet to find a game other then DAO/DAA, that i find more fun (NOTE: im yet to play witcher 3).

    Gameplay: 10
    story: 6.5
    Art/graphics: 7 (sometimes drops to a 5)
    multiplayer: 9
    Characters: 8.5
    animation: a janky 6.5
  82. devozala
    Mar 24, 2017
    8
    I have played this game on the XBOX one on EA access and on the PS4 and I have had a great time playing this game. I have not seem the facial issues that most are complaining about, I will say this game's story is just like mass effect 2 and 3 and Dragon Age Inquisition so if you enjoyed those games, you would enjoy this game.
  83. grimdm
    Mar 25, 2017
    9
    Don't let the harshness of critics stop you from giving this game a try. There are certainly some issues with graphics and bugs, as well as some weirdness with the way some characters talk, but this is still a very entertaining title.

    I don't know critics are being so overly harsh about. I've been playing the game for four days now and it continues to draw my interest. I suggest you    Don't let the harshness of critics stop you from giving this game a try. There are certainly some issues with graphics and bugs, as well as some weirdness with the way some characters talk, but this is still a very entertaining title.

    I don't know critics are being so overly harsh about. I've been playing the game for four days now and it continues to draw my interest. I suggest you give it a try yourself. If you're into a game for a story, I don't feel as though it will let you down.    … Expand
  84. Willmoy
    May 13, 2017
    9
    Really have enjoyed the game. I don't understand the negativity it has received at all. People keep citing facial animations. Mass Effect has never been known for "great" animations.

    I don't see this game being less than an 8.
  85. Arcee7321
    Mar 22, 2017
    9
    I just finished Andromeda (got early access to the full game) and I have to say its a great Mass Effect. Yes, it has technical issues but if you gonna focus only on this there will be no game worth playing. To the point - after 2-3 hours you feel like home, you feel its Mass Effect game. Characters are written great (well, except Cora, she's... Ashley 2.0) I really like Liam and Vetra asI just finished Andromeda (got early access to the full game) and I have to say its a great Mass Effect. Yes, it has technical issues but if you gonna focus only on this there will be no game worth playing. To the point - after 2-3 hours you feel like home, you feel its Mass Effect game. Characters are written great (well, except Cora, she's... Ashley 2.0) I really like Liam and Vetra as my mission squad. The story is good too, but inpatient people won't like it, it's like a snowball, it's getting from boring to great. The combat system is just genius, best in ME series. Do not get hatetrained by the internet my people, this game is great Mass Effect even with these technical issues.… Expand
  86. rysou1982
    Mar 23, 2017
    10
    I think most of the people complaining about this game didn't like Mass Effect in the first place. I loved Mass Effect 1 - 3 and Andromeda has met and exceeded every expectation I put on it. The story is amazing. The gun-play is amazing. There isn't anything wrong with this game. It feels open-world and I'm giving it a 10 before I even checked out the multiplayer. It's worth at least 1I think most of the people complaining about this game didn't like Mass Effect in the first place. I loved Mass Effect 1 - 3 and Andromeda has met and exceeded every expectation I put on it. The story is amazing. The gun-play is amazing. There isn't anything wrong with this game. It feels open-world and I'm giving it a 10 before I even checked out the multiplayer. It's worth at least 1 play through. Probably 2.… Expand
  87. BRVII
    Mar 25, 2017
    10
    Really, let's talk about it. I played the original trilogy all on release, and is consistently one of my most recommended series to play. Mass Effect is definitely one of a kind, and despite the unfortunate conclusion of ME3, grabs you by the heart and creates some great memories, which is hard to say about the other 95% out there.

    Andromeda does not deserve the hate its getting, plain    Really, let's talk about it. I played the original trilogy all on release, and is consistently one of my most recommended series to play. Mass Effect is definitely one of a kind, and despite the unfortunate conclusion of ME3, grabs you by the heart and creates some great memories, which is hard to say about the other 95% out there.

    Andromeda does not deserve the hate its getting, plain and simple. The main cast is all fantastic, and the supporting cast are just as essential, with different characters blooming at different times, sometimes through direct conversations, and sometimes through eavesdropping via the metallic reverberations of their voices off of the hull as you're passing by. The detail to attention in this game is unreal. Leather pinches and squeezes audibly, dust and dirt build up on your visor and suit when you stay planet side on a desert planet for an extended period of time, and dynamic dialogue that reacts to your actions in the middle of gameplay?! Get. Out. Of. HERE!

    Yes, there are issues with the animation of the character models, but that is such an underwhelming negative in comparison to the vast amount of quality content. And the prerendered movies? Outrageously awesome.

    Keep on BioWare Montreal. Coming from someone who loves to create, I can imagine the pain that comes from receiving such negative feedback after fostering a project with such love, but please don't give in. As someone who respects the series very much, I can tell you guys I'm going to buy the **** out of the next Mass Effect game you guys release.    … Expand
  88. framadn1
    Mar 24, 2017
    10
    Bioware pulled out despite the risks to a great game, I added 10 to lift the media, because it is really sucks see hater to vote 1 Andromeda .. back to play games on binaries to Uncharted, that games open sci-fi word is not for you
  89. andromedagalaxy
    Mar 22, 2017
    10
    Mass effect Andromeda, it's hard to talk about it but guys stop blaming this game for some tiny issues ! the game is not that bad. players just see the disadvantages of this game but it's not **** fair ! The game has one of the best game play tactics ever created. The game is not good as the three last games but it's worth a try.
  90. Madareon
    Mar 24, 2017
    10
    First, buy the game, then give the score. Is a good game, sure the animations must be fixed, but the rest of the game, is better than ME 1, awesome gameplay, good characters, awesome map, this game dont deserve a 4.
  91. Blindy92
    Mar 22, 2017
    9
    Okay so this is game is clearly not the trilogy, nor it should be, however most people that review it just jumped on the bashing hype.

    Bad: Animations sometimes, not always but sometimes they are pretty bad. - the enemies could have been more diverse - the explorations sometimes feel shallow like DA:I had some similar areas. - the space exploration and scanning is back and becomes    Okay so this is game is clearly not the trilogy, nor it should be, however most people that review it just jumped on the bashing hype.

    Bad: Animations sometimes, not always but sometimes they are pretty bad.
    - the enemies could have been more diverse
    - the explorations sometimes feel shallow like DA:I had some similar areas.
    - the space exploration and scanning is back and becomes boring despite the nice animation we get while jumping from planet to planet.

    Good: The story is quite decent, also the history of the Ryders and Ryder Sr is nicely explained, why he was so cold, distant, what made him research SAM, and so on.
    - Companions are pretty diverse, also it shows us turians krogan salarians that are not the standard type of their races, Vetra is pretty much opposed to Garrus, as is Kallo Jath total opposite of Mordin but he is funny as hell, as are the rest. The dialogue with them reveal interesting things and they more diverse and also their beliefs.
    - Combat is great fluid flawless a bit slow at first but after getting some levels it becomes really fun.
    - Jet packs. Do i need to say more ?

    - Visuals while exploring are absolutely stunning on some planets and take your breath away.
    -Diplomacy and how you handle diverse quests are definitely fun
    - Also side quests are pretty diverse you get quests where you have to make morality choices, for example let some on who is condemned unfairly although he wanted to kill that said character ? Release him and maybe he will do it again, or exile him and be sure he won't hurt any one else but this will probably kill him. You also have the basic quests go there do that, go find that, go scan that etc.
    - Combat is fluid and great, combos that you can later do alone or with your team are pretty awesome, It starts slow but after getting a few levels it becomes better and better.
    - Jet Packs. Do I need to say more ? Freaking jet pack makes me wonder how did we play the previous games without it.
    - The new Mako is great, it's everything the old Mako should be, you got 2 modes for it. It looks great it moves great.
    - The tempest looks good slick and fast totally different from the Normandy but a breath of fresh air, also the messages exchanged between them nice and sometimes funny. The ships seems way bigger inside than you would expect.
    - Crafting is simple good and straight, great for people who don't wanna waste a lot of time crafting something or are not fun of it.
    -Weapons are pretty diverse and varies in range and utility. Melee weapons are a blast.

    My advice: play the game if you can make your own idea and if you don't like it ask for a refund.
    As far as i'm concerned this is a great game that gets a lot of unnecessary hate and bashing. I hope you guys at least play the game than give bad grades and reviews.    … Expand
  92. lizardlars
    Mar 26, 2017
    10
    I just love that game! i really don't understand why people have to hate it especially when they hate it with 0 points and that just after playing the intro mission. this game has allot nice features and i do like the storytelling. the fighting system is a bit different of course but after some minutes of training its not that hard anymore (playing on hardest difficult for trophies)I just love that game! i really don't understand why people have to hate it especially when they hate it with 0 points and that just after playing the intro mission. this game has allot nice features and i do like the storytelling. the fighting system is a bit different of course but after some minutes of training its not that hard anymore (playing on hardest difficult for trophies) i really like that they pot a bit more roleplay elements in it. and the bigger open worlds like dragonage inquisition already had are nice and not bad, you can explore allot. that's fun and rich in variety.

    i played allready 40 hours singleplayer and 5 hours multiplayer which is fun with friends it just could have needed some more map variety.    … Expand
  93. RenaudLemieux
    Mar 25, 2017
    9
    All right fellas........ I REALLY cant explain why so much hate I REALLY REALLY REALLY dont understand the game is absolutely wonderfull in every single aspect I dont know what people experted.... I gave a 10 just to balance all the hate but my real score is 8.5 facial animation are ugly and that is maybe the only problem with the game but I repeat myself I REALLY DONT understand all theAll right fellas........ I REALLY cant explain why so much hate I REALLY REALLY REALLY dont understand the game is absolutely wonderfull in every single aspect I dont know what people experted.... I gave a 10 just to balance all the hate but my real score is 8.5 facial animation are ugly and that is maybe the only problem with the game but I repeat myself I REALLY DONT understand all the hate this is absolutely insane how a good game receive so much hate… Expand
  94. megabear
    Mar 27, 2017
    10
    The game is much better than what the user reviews say. I *almost* cancelled my pre-order due to the reviews and I'm really glad that I didn't click that button. The multiplayer alone was worth it, and I held single player off because I feared the worst. The first few hours weren't exactly awe inspiring but it was entertaining enough. After finishing off an entire day's worth, IThe game is much better than what the user reviews say. I *almost* cancelled my pre-order due to the reviews and I'm really glad that I didn't click that button. The multiplayer alone was worth it, and I held single player off because I feared the worst. The first few hours weren't exactly awe inspiring but it was entertaining enough. After finishing off an entire day's worth, I learned that this game is a LOT better than my initial assessment. I was literally in for a treat, a LOT of treats. I'm shocked at the score honestly and suspect that most of negativity comes from people that haven't even really given the game much chance.… Expand
  95. Bikerscout
    Mar 30, 2017
    8
    Don't let the negative user reviews fool you. This is a good game. I bought this game day one for the PS4. As a huge Mass Effect fan, I've been waiting for this game, and bought a PS4 just so I could play it. Since then, I've played every night for a couple hours at a time, sometimes more than that, and have thoroughly enjoyed it.

    Yes, it has its problems. The facial animation is not    Don't let the negative user reviews fool you. This is a good game. I bought this game day one for the PS4. As a huge Mass Effect fan, I've been waiting for this game, and bought a PS4 just so I could play it. Since then, I've played every night for a couple hours at a time, sometimes more than that, and have thoroughly enjoyed it.

    Yes, it has its problems. The facial animation is not what I would expect from a triple-A game on a next-gen console, but it's hardly as bad as people are making it out to be. Addison, one of the Nexus (Andromeda Citadel equivalent) fixture characters is probably the worst, but you don't spend much time talking to her, and honestly, it's just not that awful.

    I've seen quite a few reviews commenting on the ugliness of the women in the game, particularly the female Ryder twin. Personally, I find the female Ryder to be attractive to look at. More to the point, she looks believable. She's a space explorer, not a supermodel. Looks all come down to personal tastes, though, and if you don't like her look, you can customize her. This really is a non issue.

    Overall, this is a beautiful game, and the combat is much improved. The Nomad replaces the Mako and the Hammerhead, and is likewise much improved, though it has no armament.

    Probably my biggest criticism is that unless you're already a Mass Effect fan, there's not enough context. Biotics having a hard time fitting in, for example, need more explanation for a new player, as do things like the Krogan animosity toward the Salarians and Turians. Also, if you run a biotic character, Cora Harper, your one biotic human crew member does not offer any unique dialogue options like Kaiden Alenko did in Mass Effect in your early conversations with him. Since this the first game in a new series (?), I would have like to have seen more context to connect new players with the existing Mass Effect universe.

    This game is written with the understanding that you already know the universe, and have already played through the first trilogy, which brings me to my final criticism: it does not feel like a Mass Effect game, not initially. The class and skill interfaces are set up very differently, and the bumpers don't bring up the power and weapon wheels like the previous games did. Certainly not a deal breaker by any means, but as a longtime player of the series, it meant that I had to relearn the game, rather than just jump right in as I was able to with ME2 and ME3.

    The story takes a bit longer to get moving, but it makes sense, as it's an exploration game, rather than a military campaign with an exploration element, like the first game was. Once it gets going, though, it's a decent story.

    All in all, this is a solid game, and if you liked the original Mass Effect, then you'll probably like Andromeda.    … Expand
  96. Debris44
    Mar 30, 2017
    9
    Not sure what game a lot of these out-of-the-woodwork "reviewers" are playing, but this game is ridiculously enjoyable. We all know at this point that it's not perfect, there are animation issues, a few glitches here and there, and the writing can be a bit bland in spots. However, if you enjoy science fiction in general this game will scratch that itch well. It contains many gameplayNot sure what game a lot of these out-of-the-woodwork "reviewers" are playing, but this game is ridiculously enjoyable. We all know at this point that it's not perfect, there are animation issues, a few glitches here and there, and the writing can be a bit bland in spots. However, if you enjoy science fiction in general this game will scratch that itch well. It contains many gameplay elements that will keep you busy for long periods of time. Combat is not perfect from a control standpoint, but the AI is decent and toggling powers/profiles is a blast to change up how you play. The crafting/research systems are engaging, and the exploration in this game is top-notch. Don't listen to the negativity swirling around the game, you absolutely need to give the game a chance if you typically enjoy "games like this."… Expand
  97. rushxanthem
    May 7, 2017
    10
    So far i have put upwards of 100 hours into this game, and am not bored of it yet. I was initially very skeptical of this game after seeing the early reviews and the widely negative reaction by the internet dude bro hive mind, however being a logical skeptic i chose not to trust the groupthink of the masses and actually play the game. though the game does have a bit of a slow start, so didSo far i have put upwards of 100 hours into this game, and am not bored of it yet. I was initially very skeptical of this game after seeing the early reviews and the widely negative reaction by the internet dude bro hive mind, however being a logical skeptic i chose not to trust the groupthink of the masses and actually play the game. though the game does have a bit of a slow start, so did literally all of the mass effect games but 2, i still found myself quickly falling in love with the quirky characters, and the gorgeous environments. The story telling has kind of taken a bit of a backseat in this entry in the franchise as bioware has decided to take a larger area approach to this game, much like with dragon age inquisition, however I still had plenty of gripping and engaging moments not only with the quests, but also with the breathtaking environments.

    A Lot of people have been complaining about the facial animations, and while sometimes they aren't perfect you don't really notice anything hugely wrong in real time. Most of the "llol wow dude this game is garbo" screenshots would be the same if you took screenshots of a real life video of someone's face when they are in an unfortunately weird position between movements. AKA real life has those same "animation problems." As far as the writing being bad, I wouldnt say its any better or worse than the rest of the mass effect franchise, the main story isn't the greatest thing as it feels so loose compared to other games, but honestly the focus of Andromeda seems to be more exploration and taming the wild unknowns of andromeda vs rolling through it like a book which is fine, and honestly a fresh face for the series.

    Lastly, a lot of the negative feedback on this game seems to be coming from the perspective of people who like to sling the "SJW cUck!" thing around, so if you are super scared of people who arent white hetero gender normative males then this isnt the game for you. However i really find these criticisms particularly weird because the mass effect franchise has been relatively diverse from the beginning, so these are obviously from people who haven't played the other games. Honestly, most of the negative reviews seem to be having that one thing in common, either they haven't played it and are just attacking it to be "hip," they never played the originals, or they just outright went into the game wanting to hate it.    … Expand
  98. theeDarkhorse
    Jul 30, 2017
    10
    Even the casual banter got a contemporary upgrade. I bought it alongside the 1 09 patch. It's still buggy but it's absolutely beautiful to look at. Lovingly crafted and significantly deeper than i'd anticipated. The series got dumbed down with each release and it's back to form. The player also no longer runs like he needs to poop. It's stellar.

    As a fan of Star Trek, i'm overjoyed at    Even the casual banter got a contemporary upgrade. I bought it alongside the 1 09 patch. It's still buggy but it's absolutely beautiful to look at. Lovingly crafted and significantly deeper than i'd anticipated. The series got dumbed down with each release and it's back to form. The player also no longer runs like he needs to poop. It's stellar.

    As a fan of Star Trek, i'm overjoyed at this series. Thank god for Bioware (and Gene Roddenberry)    … Expand
  99. deemashlayer
    Jul 14, 2017
    10
    The game's visuals are terrific (face animations goofy and now fixed by a patch), story is solid and battles are awesome. The best space exploration game on the market right now (July 2017)
  100. shininguri
    Mar 26, 2017
    10
    Ok so I gave this a ten but really so far I'd give it about a 8. Thats just to counter balance the undeserved 0's. Just because you dont like something doesn't make it a zero. But herd mentality is a real thing so. Anyway quick summary, gears of war mixed with destiny and a dragons age kind of story with the conversations decisions and all. The game has a lot to do. Not always actionOk so I gave this a ten but really so far I'd give it about a 8. Thats just to counter balance the undeserved 0's. Just because you dont like something doesn't make it a zero. But herd mentality is a real thing so. Anyway quick summary, gears of war mixed with destiny and a dragons age kind of story with the conversations decisions and all. The game has a lot to do. Not always action packed but definitely worth the money. You can level up your player how you want picking any skills you want to focus on and giving him a modifier based on the way you like to play. Its maybe 10 modifiers some for gun play, some for defense, some for melee, some for biotic powers, etc. Animations weren't omg awful to me, and i doubt they would be to most ppl it someone had pointed it out and halfway died over it lol. They're not that great but neither is a lot of games graphics in our generation n terms of facial expression so yeah. Multiplayer is fun and could be really un with a group of friends, you lvl up a specific character with locked in powers and modifiers but you can unlock new characters and anyone can use any gun so I had a god time with it so far. P.s looking at scores on metacritic by users and even by the critics sometimes will send you totally off lol. Blood borne got a 9 on here by both but that game seems like it was made for ps2 if you ask me. I would picked this over that 1000 times. And BB was my first dark souls esk game and this is my first ME game so yeah. My advice watch some youtube videos and try not to make a decision soley on critic and user reviews. Especially when a game has an abnormally high or low rating.… Expand
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Mixed or average reviews - based on 61 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 30 out of 61
  2. Mixed: 30 out of 61
  3. Negative: 1 out of 61
  1. Power Unlimited
    Oct 19, 2017
    78
    It might be the biggest, most complex and action packed game in the franchise, but Mass Effect: Andromeda is also the least convincing one. The dated facial animations, the inconsistent writing quality and the regularly occurring bugs take you out of the experience too often. On top of that, BioWare has not used the concept of a whole new universe to its full potential, which often makes it feel like Mass Effect: Andromeda has not left our Milky Way at all.
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  2. Playstation Official Magazine Australia
    Jul 7, 2017
    70
    While it’s underwhelming in places, there’s a lot to like as you venture into the weirder parts of Andromeda. Frequent technical issues hamper the experience a bit, as does an uninspiring main story. [June 2017, p66]
  3. Games Master UK
    Jun 6, 2017
    81
    A welcome, if slightly patch return for Mass Effect. The script has problems, but combat is bloody brilliant. [May 2017, p.62]
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